Co-ops
Could Co-op Housing Narrow the Nation’s Housing Affordability Gap?
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Once a mainstay of working-class housing in New York City, housing cooperatives may come back into favor as housing affordability challenges mount.
Nonprofit News
In California, Berkeley City Council Votes Unanimously to Support Worker Co-ops
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In Berkeley, California, the City Council has adopted a three-pronged approach to supporting the growth of worker co-op businesses. It offers access to the city’s revolving loan fund, preferential treatment for contracting, and ongoing technical assistance. Will nearby Oakland follow suit?
Co-ops
Can Co-ops Actually Begin to Reverse the Nation’s Inequality Tide?
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In an interview with Laura Flanders, author and platform co-op activist Nathan Schneider lays out pieces of his vision for a more democratic economy.
racial wealth gap
Co-ops Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap, But Need a Policy Helping Hand
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Can local co-op development in communities of color make a difference? It can, but linkages to broader strategies are critical to achieving long-term success.
Nonprofit News
Co-ops Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap, But Need a Policy Helping-Hand
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Can local co-op development in communities of color make a difference? It can, but linkages to broader strategies are critical to achieving long-term success.
rural communities
Coalition Launches Rural Employee Ownership Transition Initiative in Maine
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Little more than two months after the passage of the Main Street Employee Ownership bill, Maine launched an initiative to help ensure the preservation of local jobs.
Co-ops
Worker Cooperative Resolution Passes Unanimously in Cook County
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In Cook County, Illinois, the county commission endorses worker co-ops, a sign that coalition-building efforts within the Chicago co-op community are beginning to pay off.
Housing
Could Unions Build Housing Co-ops Again?
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Today, more than 100,000 New York City residents live in housing built by unions between 1926 and 1974, including over 40,000 in housing co-ops. Could the strategies used then be retooled for a new generation of housing co-ops today?
worker co-ops
A Worker Co-op Movement Emerges in Los Angeles
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In Los Angeles, not typically known as a center of worker co-op development, a new wave of worker co-op development is now taking place, centered in Southeast Los Angeles County inner-ring suburbs.
worker co-ops
USDA Grants to Fund Co-op Education for Business Owners in Pacific Northwest
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Just weeks after Congress passed landmark legislation to support the conversion of businesses to employee ownership, a nonprofit co-op developer in the Pacific Northwest is poised to barnstorm rural communities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho to educate small business owners regarding how to sell businesses to their employees.