This paper aims to help build the field of U.S. worker co-op development by providing a current view of the cooperative landscape and by analyzing factors that inhibit or promote cooperative development. Although informed by the cooperative giants in Europe, this analysis highlights lessons learned through the development and growth of worker co-ops in the United States. Click here … Worker Cooperatives: Pathways to Scale
Here are some of the presentations shared at the CWCF-CoopZone Conference in 2013. Good Governance Lynn Hannley_1 Effective Meetings and Decision Making Blair Hamilton Access to Capital Peter Hough_1 Access to Capital Ian Glassford_1 Access to Capital Paul Cabaj_1
Our June 2014 newsletter features reviews of the US Worker Co-op conference, updated information on the CWCR-CoopZone 2014 Conference and much more. Click here to read it.
This Resource Guide, in the form of web links to practical documents, is designed to be used as a reference guide by people considering the start-up of a worker co-op and organizations that support business development of various types, as well as by worker co-ops that are operating. Worker Co-op Resource Guide
Our May newsletter has an update of CWCF activities, more information about our upcoming 2014 conference, member news and other interesting information from the Worker Co-op community. Click here to read it.
Our April 2014 newsletter has information about our new member insurance benefit program, an update from Old Town Glassworks in Yellowknife and much more. Click here to read it.
March 11, 2011 After nearly thirty years reading about the Mondragon Co-ops, I finally got to visit the Basque region in person. Much has changed over the years since the inception of the first Mondagon Co-op in 1956. There are currently 120 worker co-ops in the system with 65,000 employees (98% of which are worker … Mondragon at last by Marty Donkervoort
Find news and updates about CWCF and also information on our 2014 conference as well as other co-op news. Click here to read this newsletter.
Our January newletter has some excellent articles on worker-co-ops, news from Just Us, information about some new books and a message from our Executive Director. Click here to read it.