By Hazel Corcoran The Tenacity Works Fund is an investment fund wholly owned by CWCF with the purpose of encouraging the creation and expansion of worker co-ops. The Fund can invest an amount between $15,000 to $50,000 in worker co-ops, on the basis of a completed business plan which indicates the co-operative can meet the … CWCF’s Tenacity Works Fund Interest Rate is Changing
By Kenzie Love Among the obstacles the co-operative movement faces, education — or a lack thereof – is often cited as a key factor, with co-operators pointing to neglect of the model in many business schools’ curricula. As Simon Berge of the University of Winnipeg observes, “most business schools currently present the neoliberal capitalist model … Lack of Awareness a Barrier for Co-op Education on Campus
CWCF is excited to begin our bilingual 2021 Conference, Building Better Together, November 16 with a keynote panel and peer learning session. The keynote panel will draw on the experience of members of Canada’s worker co-op sector to explore what strategies worker co-ops have used to survive and thrive in the face of the pandemic … CWCF 2021 Conference: Day One Preview
By Hazel Corcoran CWCF is excited to be hosting our first ever fully virtual conference this fall, from November 16-18. Our theme, “Building Better Together”, will explore how worker co-operatives have demonstrated resilience and solidarity throughout the Covid19 pandemic, while facing significant challenges. We will share particular strategies of worker co-ops in dealing with crises … Report from the Executive Director, August 2021
The third co-operative principle is Member Economic Participation. It states, “Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their co-operative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the co-operative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for … Principle Three and the Co-operative Values —Kenzie Love
After nearly 12 years of operating successfully as a worker co-operative, Careforce Home Care Worker Co-op (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia) sold its operations to a private company in April 2019. Before the Co-op formally winds up, to help pay forward the support they received when they started, the members have committed a donation of $5,000 … Careforce Makes Donation to CWCF Technical Assistance Granting Pool
By Kenzie Love As responses that arose in the 19th century to the excesses of industrial capitalism, unions and worker co-ops have much in common, with both seeking to improve the lives of working people and increase democracy in the workplace. Accordingly, there have been many instances of co-operation between the two in recent years, … Unionized Worker Co-ops Offer a Strong Alternative to Capitalism
