Kenzie Love
Call for Board Nominations, AGM Resolutions, and Awards
Board Nominations CWCF is seeking nominations for its board of directors. Serving on the CWCF Board is a great opportunity to help guide the worker co-op movement in this country and for networking with other worker co-operators. To be eligible to run, you must be a worker-member of a CWCF Regular Member (worker co-op or … Call for Board Nominations, AGM Resolutions, and Awards
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Racial Justice Project Grants Awarded
CWCF has a Racial Justice Action Plan with the long-term objective of a worker co-operative movement in Canada which is racially diverse, inclusive, and just. To help achieve this objective, CWCF has established a racial justice granting pool. This granting pool is allocated to projects led by individuals who are Black, Indigenous or other People … Racial Justice Project Grants Awarded
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Trade Agreements Must Prioritize People Over Profits: Worker Co-ops Can Help
By Kenzie Love The Trump administration’s recent actions on international trade have destabilized the global economy, and co-ops have felt the impact. The old economic order as it pertained to trade may be a thing of the past. But instead of pining for the supposed stability and prosperity of a bygone era, it’s important to … Trade Agreements Must Prioritize People Over Profits: Worker Co-ops Can Help
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VREC: Electrician & Solar Photovoltaics Installer
Job Duties electrical installation, maintenance and repair of solar photovoltaics, solar hot water, solar pool heating, and solar thermal systems installing solar photovoltaic panels, inverters, and associated equipment on rooftops of residential and commercial buildings installing electrical conservation equipment, energy-efficient lighting fixtures and general electrical work supervising apprentices completing solar site assessments preparing solar assessment … VREC: Electrician & Solar Photovoltaics Installer
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Worker Co-op Seizes Opportunities
By Kenzie Love Seize the Means of Production Video Co-op is a unionized video production worker co-op based in Vancouver, BC. Established in 2022, it was founded by five long-time collaborators who saw an opportunity to do art-based, nonprofit work. “We wanted to start a business, but were also thinking about the co-op model as … Worker Co-op Seizes Opportunities
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Report from the Executive Director, June 2025
By Hazel Corcoran Finance 201 Board meeting/mixer JEDDI committee Conference 2025 CWCF was pleased to have members from several of our worker co-ops participate in Part I of our recent webinar, Worker Co-op Finance 201. Our presenter, experienced co-op developer Russ Christianson, reviewed the participating co-ops’ financial statements and helped them to understand what aspects … Report from the Executive Director, June 2025
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May 2025 newsletter
Lessons from the Global South
By Kenzie Love Much has been written in recent years about the rise of precarious employment and the decline of permanent, salaried 9-to-5 positions. Although this is indeed a serious issue, lamenting the decline of these jobs is only part of the story, since as Ronaldo Munck observes, it centres the experience of workers in … Lessons from the Global South
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Invitation to Research Project: Worker Co-ops led by Equity-Denied Groups
Put yourself on the map! Co-ops founded and led by Equity-denied groups (EDGs) – women, non-binary, Black, People of Colour, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities and immigrant communities are invited to take part in a research project! CWCF is partnering with Dr. Julia Fursova of the University of New Brunswick and a Community Advisory Circle … Invitation to Research Project: Worker Co-ops led by Equity-Denied Groups
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