Documents - Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

Worker Cooperatives and Revolution: History and Possibilities in the United States

December 23, 2019

This book, published in 2014, attempts to bring Marxism and the solidarity economy together in both theory and practice. Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the global popular protests of 2011, more people have begun to wonder and speculate: what’s next for civilization? The economic, social, and political status quo seems unsustainable, but what … Worker Cooperatives and Revolution: History and Possibilities in the United States

Model By-Laws: Multi-stakeholder Co-operative (under the Quebec Co-operatives Act)

January 28, 2019

The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation acknowledges that the “Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce, Direction des coopératives,” the Government of Quebec’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Co-operative Directorate is the drafter of this document, which originally appeared in French as part of their publication Coopérative de solidarité: Constitution, Organisation, Fonctionnement. We are grateful for their … Model By-Laws: Multi-stakeholder Co-operative (under the Quebec Co-operatives Act)

Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Marginalized Communities: Incompatibility and Innovation

November 23, 2017

Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Marginalized Communities: Incompatibility and Innovation By Princie Reza Supervised by Justin Podur A Major Paper submitted to the Faculty of Environmental Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree in Master in Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. July 2017 This paper examines the sufficiency of the worker cooperative model in addressing precarious … Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Marginalized Communities: Incompatibility and Innovation

Worker Co-op Magazine Collection

September 24, 2017

The Worker Co-op Magazine Collection for 1980-1992 is now digitized and available for download here.

Culture (including indigenous culture) and Social Change

May 10, 2017

This paper by Greg O’Neill discusses, among other things, the commonalities between Inuit traditional knowledge (or Inuit Quajimajatuqangit (IQ), similar to other indigenous traditions) and the co-operative movement’s values and principles. It begins: “One of the most significant recent developments in redrawing the geo-political map of Canada was the creation of the Nunavut Territory. I … Culture (including indigenous culture) and Social Change

CWCF AGM 2015 documents

October 22, 2015

2015 Annual-report-CWCF 2014 AGM minutes final draft Form of Resolutions 2015 Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation 2015 FS Greetings for the CWCF 2015 Resolution- Regional fed dues Resolution_TFSA_Assoc_Members AgendaAGM15_fnl Strategic plan Nov 2014-Nov2017_fnl Board Candidate Bios Lee Fuge Bio Oct 2015Jessica ProvencherReba Plummer Board Bio 2015

Model Worker Co-op Bylaws

August 13, 2015

These model worker co-op bylaws, with annotations, were written for the Nova Scotia Co-operative Associations Act, but can be adapted readily to other jurisdictions. AnnotatedModelBylawsforWorkerCoop_NS_fnl

Technical Assistance Grants

July 21, 2015

Funding & Eligible Activities CWCF offers grants up to $4,000 for member organizations to cover specialty consulting services such as marketing, financial administration, governance, expansion, conflict resolution or legal issues, as mutually agreed among the group, the co-op developer/consultant, and CWCF. Grants for co-op start-ups, co-op conversions, and expansions cover consulting services provided by members … Technical Assistance Grants

Indivisible Reserve

November 15, 2014

CWCF: Indivisible Reserve What is an Indivisible Reserve? An indivisible reserve in a worker co-op is property owned by the co-operative/the co-operative movement which can never be divided among members. It is created by allocating a set percentage (e.g., 20% or 40%) of annual surpluses to the indivisible reserve. Who “owns” the capital in the … Indivisible Reserve

CWCF Conference Press Release 2014

August 26, 2014

Annapolis Valley set to host national worker co-op conference, fall 2014 WOLFVILLE, NS. – The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) has announced plans to host its 23rd annual fall conference in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley from November 5-8, together with co-host CoopZone. The three-day (+) conference, which brings together many of the Federation’s 60 member … CWCF Conference Press Release 2014