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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.

NEW REPORT: “Mapping and Taking Inventory of Massachusetts Cooperative Ecosystems” from UMass Amherst

Inventory of the Worker-Owned Cooperative Ecosystem in Massachusetts

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.

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.

Essentials of
the Policy Platform

We’re working on a 1-page summary of our policy platform provides a summary of what you need to know: an overview of the policies, why they’ll work, and the context they’re responding to. Come back soon to get your copy of the 1-pager.

The Nitty Gritty

Interested in the policy details? Read the bill language here and learn more about our legislative sponsors by visiting the Massachusetts Legislature’s website.