United States

We need our national and international organizations to join us. I call on others to participate in building the movement while reframing and redirecting the Federation to become a member-controlled and -focused organization once again.

Cooperative development is the most important social change work that a person can do.

Jessica Gordon-Nembhard talks about her research into the history of African-American co-ops.

Ariana Levinson discusses her recent article on labor agreements in unionized cooperatives. 

New community ownership tools, although still nascent, are gaining in prominence. Whether structured as diversified funds or direct ownership of retail space, they share a common thread of using local ownership to build wealth and shape local development.

An introduction to converting a business to a cooperative model; with two case studies.

GEO member Matt Noyes talks about his history in the union and worker cooperative movements.

In recent years, Congress has made it clear that shared-equity homeownership plays a critical role in meeting housing needs. ROAD is the latest example. The law supporting CLTs and shared-equity housing is now clearer than ever, but federal implementation and follow-through remain critical, as always.

Soleil Ho shared candid insights and hard-learned lessons for the cooperative-curious with IIJ leader Shernay Williams, and discussed their career as a food journalist.

This article explores how union negotiations in worker-owned co-ops compare to more traditional labor negotiations. The theoretical analysis addresses possible synergies between practices traditionally considered as alternative, employee ownership and collective bargaining, and the development of collective bargaining in new business models.