Worker owned cooperatives are businesses owned and controlled by the people who work in them. This is a collection of resources that will help you navigate the world of cooperatives and opportunities.
This list will continue to grow and connect with cooperative networks around the globe.
Boston area:
- WORC'N, the Worker-Owned and Run Cooperative Network of Greater Boston is a network of worker-owned cooperatives, co-op developers, and those seeking support to start worker cooperatives.
- Boston Center for Community Ownership
National/international:
- US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
- Democracy at Work aims to build a social movement for a new society whose productive enterprises (offices, factories, and stores) will mostly be Worker Self-Directed Enterprises (WSDEs), a true economic democracy.
- North American Technology Worker Cooperatives
- Tech Coop How To - .pdf
Find worker cooperatives:
- Member directory of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
- Find.coop (open directory of all types of coops)
- ica.coop (open directory of all types of coops)
- Drupal Worker Cooperative group and overall Drupal coop group. See in particular Wiki of worker coops and resources.
Legal resources
News articles about cooperatives:
Presentations and speakers:
Cooperative Resources:
Some great events happened in 2014 based around building cooperatives and collectives. These events should have videos online of the speakers and events: California Cooperative Conference and Chicago Freedom Summer
