The USFWC is excited to offer a new pilot certification option for minority-, women-, or socially and economically disadvantaged businesses through a partnership with the National Center for Employee Ownership […]
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Update on SBA loans affecting green hard holders, California and Minnesota businesses
Recently, the SBA announced the suspension 111,620 California Borrowers. Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced that the agency has suspended California borrowers because of alleged fraudulent activity across SBA pandemic-era loan programs. […]
Co-ops: Pledge your commitment to labor neutrality
Sign the Pledge here In 2025, the USFWC membership voted unanimously to endorse labor neutrality as a standard for the cooperative sector. (Read the resolution here.) Labor neutrality is when […]
Minneapolis Co-ops’ Mutual Aid Amid Federal Occupation
The deployment of thousands of federal agents in Minneapolis has sparked a siege of violence and sowed fear across the Twin Cities since the new year. Here’s how some cooperatives […]
Take Action: Tell Congress that Defending the Free Market Means Defending Civil Rights
The USFWC is a founding signatory of a national business & investor joint sign-on coordinated by the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), calling for the restoration of the rule of […]
The 2025 State of the Sector Report is here!
The 2025 State of the Sector of Worker Cooperative and Democratic Workplaces is a report on worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces in the United States. This work is a co-production […]
Update to USFWC Membership Dues Floors
Attention USFWC Members! The Board recently approved an update the dues floors across USFWC membership classes. Below are the changes to expect, taking effect February 1st, 2026. Why? The previous […]
Cooperative Emulation tour to Honduras – The People’s Land and Water Struggle
By Raquel Navarro, USFWC communications staff and Radiate Consulting Co-op Bay Area worker-owner Co-op members, farmers and Human Agenda Emulation tour participants gather at Cooperative Camarones in the Valley […]
Support Black-led co-ops
“Having access to the Co-op Clinic has been incredibly meaningful for us. We want to acknowledge how much we’ve grown through the technical assistance we’ve received.” Those are USFWC member […]
2025 International Year of Cooperatives: What We Accomplished Together
How the USFWC used a global spotlight to advance worker ownership—from the United Nations to local policy wins The 2025 International Year of Cooperatives is coming to a close. The […]