The 2026 Worker Co-op Conference is in the books! The USFWC and DAWI hosted about 420 people from all parts of the United States in Boston on Sept 25th and […]
Congratulations to the 2026 Worker Co-op Awardees!
Each year, USFWC’s Worker Co-op Awards recognize a range of worker-owned businesses and cooperators who are making incredible impacts in their communities and the worker co-op sector. We recognized this […]
USFWC Member Councils at the 2026 Worker Co-op Conference
USFWC Member Councils organized educational sessions and panels, share-outs and celebrated achievements during the 2026 Worker Co-op Conference in Boston, MA – below are some highlights! The Union Co-ops […]
The community wants us here: worker-owned cooperatives in Oklahoma & Arkansas
This July, USFWC Co-op Clinic Training Manager Maureen Darras went on a 3,000 mile road trip to visit cooperatives and recounts what she learned! As I drove from New Mexico […]
Vote for the USFWC Board of Directors before October 7th!
Each year, worker co-ops and democratic workplace members of the USFWC nominate and vote to elect a new batch of leaders to the Board of Directors of our national network. […]
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Childcare, eldercare, disabled care—the entire care sector in the United States is undergoing a “scissors” crisis: Demand is rising rapidly while supply is not only falling but also failing to […]
Reach out to your state policymakers and tell them about the WORK Act
In 2022, Congress passed the Worker Ownership and Readiness and Knowledge Act, which authorized $50 million over five years to create the Employee Ownership Initiative within the Department of Labor […]
Texas and friends: notes from the first ever South Central U.S. Cooperative Support Ecosystem Convening
USFWC Co-op Clinic Training Manager Maureen Darras attended the South Central U.S. Cooperative Support Ecosystem Convening. Below, she shares reflections from the regional partnership: The University of Texas Rio […]
Tune into the United National Forum for the International Day of Cooperatives on July 6
The United Nations 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) convenes under the theme “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.” […]
Baltimore City Budget Advances Worker Cooperative Conversion as Strategy to Preserve Legacy Businesses and Build Community Wealth
BALTIMORE, MD — On June 24th, Baltimore’s final fiscal year 2027 budget was approved by City Council—including, for the first time, money designated to support the conversion of businesses to […]