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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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August 5, 2021

Why Italy Might See a Worker Co-operative Boom

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With Covid’s impacts still being felt and a decade of business sales about to erupt it is key that we learn how to make WBOs as easy as possible for prospective worker-owners.

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July 29, 2021

Italy's Worker Buyouts in Times of Crisis

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A report on the factors that lead to Worker Buyouts of failing firms and those without succession plans in Italy.

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July 26, 2021

On Worker Cooperatives

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Niki Okuk, COO of RCO Tires cooperative, discusses the tribulations and the successes of doing business as a worker co-op.

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July 15, 2021

Remaking the Economy

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NPQ’s latest webinar in our Remaking the Economy series looks at the workplace of today while exploring how our work lives might be transformed to support health and wellbeing, promote restorative justice, and provide not just “jobs” but livelihoods.

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July 8, 2021

Feeding the Soul of DisCOs

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DisCOs are a possible and plausible catalyst for slipping out of today’s decaying economy, and creating true ecology within the economic framework.

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June 24, 2021

How to Strengthen the Cooperative Community

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E.G. Nadeau discusses what the cooperative movement could do to strengthen co-op development around the world.

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June 17, 2021

Raising Cooperative Capital for Worker Co-ops

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How can cooperatives raise capital that aligns with their values and do it legally?

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June 10, 2021

Worker Co-ops vs. COVID

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We speak with worker-owners at 8 co-ops in 4 states about the unique benefits, struggles, and limitations of of the worker cooperative model.

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June 3, 2021

Bringing Dignity to Caregiving

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The home care crisis isn’t new, but it is receiving renewed attention. In several communities across the country, home care workers have come together to form worker cooperatives.

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June 1, 2021

Creando Conciencia: A Cooperative Story

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How the workers of Creando Conciencia formed as a worker's cooperative for recycling workers in Benavidez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.