A conversation about workers, communities and social justice

worker coops

  • Notes on Our Economy

    Notes on Our Economy

    After last month’s economic democracy conference at SLU, new ideas and conversations are bubbling up in New York City and beyond. How can we implement some of our best ideas about democratizing our workplaces and our economy? One attendee, Evelyn Wright of Commonwealth Hudson Valley, wrote a blog post outlining her work and ideas and…

    Read more

  • With Help from JSMI, NYC Releases Worker Coop Resource Guide

    With Help from JSMI, NYC Releases Worker Coop Resource Guide

    From the Worker Cooperative Resource Guide for Skills and Services New York City, Summer 2017: New York City is seeing a surge of interest in cooperative businesses. It is no wonder. The call for justice will always increase as people experience the rise of injustice. Businesses that are good for the workers and good for…

    Read more

  • Photos: Cooperative Events at Murphy

    Photos: Cooperative Events at Murphy

    By Rebecca Lurie This Thursday, the worker-owned cooperative Action OSH hosted their Grand Opening at the Murphy Institute, celebrating the National Day of Workers’ Health and Safety. Along with allies from the Center for Family Life, United Steel Workers, NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives and the Murphy Institute Community and Worker Ownership Project and elsewhere, this group…

    Read more