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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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Company type | Cooperative federation |
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Industry | Worker-owned enterprises |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Melissa Hoover, Executive Director[1] |
Members | Worker cooperatives, co-operative developers, worker co-operative regional networks and individuals |
Website | www |
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]
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:
USFWC membership classes:[7]
The Federation is governed by a nine-member board of directors. The Board oversees the Federation and the Executive Director.
Members:
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