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Investor Owned Firms will continue to seek regulatory treatment similar to cooperatives but without having to adhere to any type of democratic and fairness principles. Competitors of cooperatives can also be expected to search for ways to try to undermine member solidarity.

Within the framework of the Universidad Popular by Poder Emma, an industrial sewing workshop is underway. For now, they offer free classes in Spanish to the local Latino community. In the future, they plan to turn the space into a worker-owned textile cooperative that elevates the sewing trade and creates dignified jobs for the community.

This Co-op Conversation contextualizes the recent surge of unionized worker co-ops, or “union co-ops,” in the United States within the structural aims and orientations of the respective movements.

For two activists, operating a physical space is crucial for building community and culture.

GEO is returning to print after nearly two decades. Here's why we're doing it.

A workshop of best practices for effective governance, by and for worker co-ops.

Ever dreamed about starting your own business with like-minded creators? A worker cooperative is a business that is owned and controlled by its workers. It is an underused model in the cultural industry that channels the creative power and freedom of the workers to build a world grounded in solidarity. Join us in this discussion on how Creative Workers Cooperatives function and how you can make one too! 

We interviewed two members of the Hammond Community Garden about the benefits of creating community space.

Josh talks to Cristobal, Wren, and Dayle, three of the people behind People's Plumbing, a worker cooperative operating on the Gift Economy model in Cleveland, OH.

How a group of food writers is reviving a legendary magazine as a worker-owned cooperative.