Grassroots Economic Organizing

Worker Cooperatives

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

December 15, 2011

Worker-Owners of America, Unite!

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November 23, 2011

More Low-Wage Workers Become Their Own Bosses

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October 31, 2011

Quebec Declaration

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October 17, 2011

Jose Orbaiceta, President of the Worker Co-op Federation of Argentina, addresses CICOPA North America conference in Quebec

October 17, 2011

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! keynotes the first CICOPA North America Worker Co-op conference in Quebec

October 14, 2011

NEWS FLASH: CICOPA North America was formed in Quebec

October 11, 2011

NYC City Council Beginning a Focus on Worker Co-ops

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September 8, 2011

Resolution No. 27: Workers' Capital, Industrial Democracy and Worker Ownership

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July 20, 2011

The Power of Listening

July 20, 2011

New Oakland Worker Cooperative Uses Profits to Create Jobs in Bay Area

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