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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

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April 6, 2020

Demystifying SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

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David Hincapie of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) discusses the process for cooperatives to apply for an economic injury disaster loan to survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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March 30, 2020

Diary of an "Essential Worker" (Entry 2)

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Rainbow Grocery Co-op worker-owner Gordon Edgar talks about life as an essential worker after San Francisco announced a Shelter in Place order due to COVID-19

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March 16, 2020

State of the Worker Co-op Sector

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Covering six years of business progress, the 2019 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector is a report on worker-owned business in the United States. This report is a co-production of Democracy at Work Institute and U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, drawing upon the latest developments in the field, and deepens our understanding of the sector.

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March 5, 2020

7 Lessons on the “Sovereignty of Labor”

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Seven thing the author learned about the principle of the Sovereignty of Labor while visiting the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in the fall of 2019.

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February 6, 2020

How Cooperatives Build a Better World

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How cooperatives build a better world.

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February 3, 2020

MadWorC's Regional Rendezvous is Coming Up!

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Members of Madison Worker Cooperatives discuss the upcoming Regional Rendezvous.

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January 13, 2020

The Developmental Services Worker Co-operative

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DSWC works with people with developmental disabilities “to facilitate their participation in all aspects of their home and community life”.

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December 19, 2019

Baking in the Cooperation

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Interviews with four worker-owners from four of the Arizmedi Bakeries

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December 2, 2019

Jamila Medley

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An interview with Jamila Medley of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance.

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November 29, 2019

Embracing the Worker Co-op Model in Indie Games

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Members of worker-owned cooperative indie game studios talk about the benefits of the co-op model and their experiences with the ups and downs of worker-ownership, at a 2019 GDC panel.