Resources - Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

An Ongoing Challenge: Managing Equity/ Justice in a Worker Co-op

April 16, 2012

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

Preparing and Marketing Financing Proposals: A Plain Language Guide for Worker Co-ops

January 24, 2012

Excerpt: The purpose of this Guide is to help you navigate the financial planning and marketing process for your co-op. There is really no distinction between what your business plan and/or financing proposals need in order to get approved by financiers and what your co-op needs in order to succeed. As a general rule: whatever … Preparing and Marketing Financing Proposals: A Plain Language Guide for Worker Co-ops

Starting a Worker Co-op: A Canadian Handbook

January 19, 2012

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

November 2011 CWCF Newsletter

December 15, 2011

Check out articles and videos of the 2011 North American Worker Co-operative and Business Succession and Employee Ownership Conferences at: http://conta.cc/rUmCGM

November 2011 CWCF Newsletter

November 16, 2011

Check out articles and videos of the 2011 North American Worker Co-operative and Business Succession and Employee Ownership Conferences at: November 2011 Newsletter

Executive Director’s Report – November 2011

November 12, 2011

Hello members and friends of the CFTC, In our Congress, we did it! We did something extraordinary. We gathered. We created CICOPA North America, covering all of Quebec, Canada and the United States – to a minimum. This is the question of collecting human beings, regardless of their country or their language or their differences … Executive Director’s Report – November 2011

The Worker Co-op Sector in Canada: Success Factors, and Planning for Growth

March 9, 2011

Abstract The objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of the current state of the worker co-op movement in Canada with a focus on successful worker co-ops. A deepened review of a 2008 survey was conducted. Worker co-operatives which have failed were analyzed, and a full-day workshop with the CWCF Board of Directors … The Worker Co-op Sector in Canada: Success Factors, and Planning for Growth

Employment Law and Worker Co-ops

December 12, 2010

Guide written by Hazel Corcoran. Outline: Definition of employee Law and bylaws Rights of members & employers Terminations and dismissals Role of unions Recommendations …continued in attachment. Employment Law Paper Final

Code of Worker Co-op Governance, CooperativesUK

December 10, 2010

The attached pdf, by CooperativesUK, is a booklet which seeks to practically implement the ICA World Declaration on Worker Ownership. The link is a longer version of the same containing other resources as well. “The booklet is intentionally short. It focuses on the core features of a well-governed worker co-operative rather than providing details about … Code of Worker Co-op Governance, CooperativesUK

CWCF Report on Member Relations Project

December 10, 2010

This 2008 report, including Appendices A-C, provides information from the CWCF’s Member Relations project and worker co-op survey. It is available in English, below, and in French on the French part of the CoopZone site. Excerpt: I. Introduction CWCF carried out this project, entitled “Strengthening Membership, Strengthening the CWCF” or the “Member Relations Project” from … CWCF Report on Member Relations Project