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
Federal lobbying in support of worker co-op development and expansion has been an important part of the work of the CWCF, and similarly the making of applications to federal programs. The first document provides a history from 1991 to mid-2019 of the CWCF’s lobbying activities. The second explains what CWCF’s 2020 priority asks/ offers are … CWCF’s Lobby History and Priorities 1991 – 2020
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
This publication, published in 2014, documents the benefits and challenges for the development of worker co-operatives. Worker Co-operative Development in Saskatchewan
This is a brief history of CWCF, from the beginning until early 2018. CWCF case study Final_2018a
Immigrant Worker Co-op Strategies paper drafted by Hazel Corcoran of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation. Excerpt: I. Background Through the current Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) Innovation and Research (I & R) Project, the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF), in consultation with its Diversity Committee, is prioritizing worker co-op development in immigrant communities, including approaches and … Strategies for Developing Immigrant Worker Co-ops
This Brief attempts to highlight the criteria used to determine whether or not a worker co-op has an employer-employee relationship or is classed as a group of independent contractors. Excerpt: Purpose of This Document 1. The purpose of this Brief is to outline the nature of worker co-operatives and the method for determining whether or … Guidelines for Determining Whether or Not There Is an Employer-Employee Relationship in a worker Co-op
Abstract The objective of this paper is to analyze the public policy environment, capitalization environment, availability of federation support, and the context for the worker co-op movements in each of Italy, Mondragon (Spain) and France. These three countries or regions have the largest, most dynamic worker co-op movements in the world. To grow a large … The Worker Co-operative Movements in Italy, Mondragon and France: Context, Success Factors and Lessons
In a previous column, Alain Bridault, President, ORION cooperative research and consulting, stressed the importance of managing the acceptability of decisions taken by the board of directors or senior management in their respective powers fields. He pointed out that the only right decisions are decisions well accepted by the members, that is to say, understood … An Ongoing Challenge: Managing Equity/ Justice in a Worker Co-op
So you want to start a worker co-op? This handbook outlines the basic information and the processes required to start a worker co-op. Excerpt: II. What are the Co-op Principles and Values and where do they come from? In the previous section, we noted that worker co-ops are enterprises that operate by following the Co-operative … Starting a Worker Co-op: A Canadian Handbook