Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy

Establishing worker-owned firms is no substitute for building a strong labor movement and a socialist presence within the state. But worker co-ops can play a key part in a broader socialist strategy, by making tangible the material benefits of cooperation.

10. Why Your Tech Startup Should Be a Worker Co-Op — Limeleaf Worker Collective

Steve Giordano from Interstitial and Ethan Winn from Obran join us to talk about one of our favorite topics: worker co-ops! What they are, how they work, and why we think they are a great corporate structure for tech startups.

Liberating work - workers.coop

Worker cooperatives enable workers to unite and collectively advance their economic, social, and cultural interests.

Worker What??!! - A Short Introduction to worker cooperatives (A6, 12pp) - workers.coop

Written and designed as a primer on worker cooperatives, for people new to worker co-ops and for wide distribution. ‘Worker What??!!’ describes clearly what worker co-ops are and what we stand for. It includes testimonials from worker cooperators, and was put together with a view to being stocked in worker co-op shop floors or offices,... Read more »

Meet the Team — Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education

Christine Clarke (she/her) is a co-op developer, educator and advocate for co-ops and the solidarity economy. She believes that co-operative approaches can build the foundation for just and equitable workplaces and transformative community projects. She is a Co-founder of Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education and a Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), leading its climate action initiative STARCAP. Christine is a graduate of CoopZone’s Co-op Development Training Program and an instructor, designing and delivering the course, “Introduction to Co-operative Development: Principles, Practices and a Movement toward Transformative Change.”

Co-operative Principles

Co-operatives around the world follow a set of principles based on principles drafted by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England in 1844. The modern co-operative movement is founded on the Rochdale Pioneers’ co-op model. Adherence to the principles is usually voluntary, but some principles inform the legislation on which co-operatives operate. For example, … Continued

How to set up a co-operative - part two

Linda Banks of Co-operatives UK writes the second in a three part series, focusing on people and what’s needed so that they can work well together.

How to set up a co-operative - part one

With co-operatives enjoying a renaissance, this is the first in a three part series from specialists at Co-operatives UK on how to set up a co-operative. Mark Simmonds explains the very first steps

What Is the Inuit Art Co-operative System?

A brief history of the Inuit co-operatives from the 1950s to present day

“We need to reinvent the co-op” – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

Originally published by Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice in a series on “Cooperatives and Religious Communities.”

Dripline: How we co-operate | Hypha

Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.

Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative

Learn how to start a worker cooperative or convert an existing business into one.

Smart Coop

Smart: a way to bring meaning and solidarity to work.

WAO - The Workers' Algorithm Observatory

The WAO researches and audits work algorithms to empower workers. Companies increasingly rely on opaque, black-box algorithms to determine pay, scheduling, and access to work, while the data needed to understand and challenge these systems remains out of reach for workers and organizers. To address this gap, the WAO develops technology-enabled research tools, data infrastructure, and academic–organizer partnerships that support existing labor and worker organizations. By building meaningful relationships with worker organizers, crowdsourcing data, conducting transparent and policy-relevant research, and thinking deeply about the data workers need both now and in the next 5-20 years, the WAO aims to increase worker power, inform policymaking, and improve conditions for workers today and in the future.