Worker ownership is an innovative and proven approach to community wealth building and sustainability.
The movement for worker-owned cooperatives is growing through an expanding ecosystem of groups and organizations. We encourage you to use this inventory of the worker-owned cooperative ecosystem in Massachusetts to learn more about worker-owned cooperatives, make connections and build relationships, and reflect on and strategize around the cooperative movement.
Inventory of the Worker-Owned Cooperative Ecosystem in Massachusetts
NEW REPORT: “Mapping and Taking Inventory of Massachusetts Cooperative Ecosystems” from UMass Amherst
The inventory will be regularly updated to reflect the most current and comprehensive ecosystem as possible; we need your help and invite you to submit additions and corrections through this form. If you have questions or for more information, you can also email us at cooperativeinventoryma@gmail.com
The inventory as well as the associated report/guide were prepared by students in Anthropology 341 Building Solidarity Economies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the Spring of 2022 in collaboration with the Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power.
Resources on Labor and Cooperatives
A Union Co-op Toolkit for Cooperative Solutions
By Rebecca Lurie and Bernadette King Fitzsimons
Co-op Cincy Resources on the Union Co-op Model
US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) Union Co-op Council
Wellspring Labor Co-op Committee
Humanity@Work&Life – Global Diffusion of the Mondragon Cooperative Ecosystem Experience
News and Reports
Cooperatizing Boston: Advancing Municipal Support for Worker Ownership
By Erwin Li, Tufts University Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (2024)
Memo: Worker Ownership Strategy, City of Boston
By Aaron Tanaka, former Executive Director of Center for Economic Democracy
Employee-owned firms continue to demonstrate resiliency during pandemic
Fifty by Fifty, The Democracy Collaborative
The Case for Employee Ownership: Why philanthropy and government should invest in this powerful business model
Project Equity
Employee Ownership Key to NYC Recovery Strategy
Fifty by Fifty, The Democracy Collaborative
Worker Co-Ops: Weathering the Storm of COVID-19 and Beyond
US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC)
Policy Strategies to Build a More Inclusive Economy with Cooperatives
A Report from The Urban Institute
New to
Worker Ownership?
This guide by the ICA Group (headquartered in Northampton, MA) is a great place to start! We also recommend the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) overview of worker cooperatives.
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