United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives

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United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Company type Cooperative federation
Industry Worker-owned enterprises
Founded2004 (2004)
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Key people
Melissa Hoover, Executive Director [1]
Revenue1,799,715 United States dollar (2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Total assets 1,296,463 United States dollar (2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Members Worker cooperatives, co-operative developers, worker co-operative regional networks and individuals
Website www.usworker.coop OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) is the national grassroots membership organization representing worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces. Its mission is to build a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned and controlled businesses and to empower their cooperative leaders to power movements for racial justice and economic democracy. [2] USFWC was founded in 2004 by few core co-op members in collaboration with co-op developers, scholars, community organizers, and supporters from the wider co-op sector. [2]

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The Federation was sponsored by The Cooperative Foundation in addition to other cooperative support organizations. It was created partly in response to growing regional organizing among United States worker cooperatives and to foster the sharing of information and resources between national gatherings. [3] [4]

Meetings

The membership meets annually. The Federation holds a biennial conference called The Democracy at Work Conference in conjunction with the annual meeting. The schedule for the meetings/conference is as follows:

Membership

USFWC membership classes: [7]

Board of directors

The Federation is governed by a nine-member board of directors. The Board oversees the Federation and the Executive Director.
Members:

See also

References

  1. Woo, Beadsie; Hoover, Melissa. To jumpstart US job market, turn workers into owners. The Christian Science Monitor. 11 Jan. 2010.
  2. 1 2 "About – U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives". www.usworker.coop. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  3. Introducing Green Worker Cooperatives. Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Sustainable Business. 17 June 2004.
  4. "About – U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives". www.usworker.coop. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. 2016 Annual Member Meeting Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 2018 Conference Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Membership | US Federation of Worker Cooperatives". Archived from the original on 2006-10-07.