The national membership organization for worker cooperatives in the US, advancing worker-owned and worker-governed workplaces through education, technical assistance, and advocacy. Founded in 2004 out of a national gathering of regional worker-co-op practitioners. Represents nearly 450 business and organizational members, standing in for an estimated 1,300 US worker co-ops and roughly 15,000 workers. Governed by a 100% member-elected board; offices in Oakland, CA and Philadelphia, PA. Co-hosts the annual Worker Co-op Conference with the Democracy at Work Institute.
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Last Monday of every month, 2pm ET (11am PT), one hour on Zoom. · starts Oct 26, 2026 · schedule confirmed Oct 21, 2026
A monthly meeting of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives' peer network for cooperatives in the audiovisual, print, and digital media industry, for mutual support and shared learning. USFWC states that the peer network is open to non-members. Held on Zoom in English; one hour.
Usually the last Wednesday of the month, 4pm ET (1pm PT), 75 minutes on Zoom — but not always: November 2026's call is on Wednesday, November 18. Check USFWC's calendar for each month's date. · starts Oct 28, 2026 · schedule confirmed Oct 21, 2026
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives' Union Co-ops Council, which builds bridges between worker cooperatives and organized labor, holds a monthly call that USFWC lists as public. Participants plan workshops at labor and co-op conferences, share information and resources about local union co-op projects, and arrange media exchanges. Free; 75 minutes on Zoom; English only. The council's own site is unioncoops.org.
First Wednesday of every month, 3pm ET (12pm PT), 90 minutes on Zoom. Register for each session from USFWC's calendar. · schedule confirmed Oct 21, 2026
A free monthly 90-minute Zoom webinar from the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives for groups and people at the very earliest stages of a worker cooperative project — the key steps toward getting off the ground, where problems often occur, and chapters on building a group's democratic capacity, business, and environment of support, in a participatory conversational format. Attendees are offered 30 minutes of free consulting from USFWC afterwards. Free, with no membership requirement stated on the registration page — one of the lowest-barrier entry points in this directory. Presented in English; USFWC posts Spanish-language sessions separately on its calendar. Donations optional.
Third Thursday of every month, 1pm ET (10am PT), one hour on Zoom. · starts Nov 19, 2026 · schedule confirmed Oct 21, 2026
A monthly meeting of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives' peer network for workers starting or operating cooperative cannabis businesses, to connect, learn, and organize. Free; one hour on Zoom; English.
Fourth Wednesday of odd-numbered months (January, March, May, …), 5pm ET (2pm PT), one hour on Zoom. Check USFWC's calendar for the next date. · starts Nov 25, 2026 · schedule confirmed Oct 21, 2026
A space organized by the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives for Black people in the cooperative movement to strategize, uplift one another, exchange resources, and build relationships. USFWC says you don't have to be a member to join, and that anyone interested in collective ownership is welcome whatever their level of experience. Held on Zoom in English; one hour.
A Spanish-language WhatsApp group run by the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives as a space for Spanish-speaking cooperativistas to share resources and information with each other. Join by request through USFWC's sign-up form. Distinct from USFWC's Slack workspace, which is primarily English-language.
A Slack workspace run by the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives for the worker co-op community, with channels for member councils, regional and peer networks, Spanish-speaking cooperatives, the energy sector, finance/accounting practices, and general announcements, plus a #principlesix channel for co-ops to share resources and opportunities with each other. Supplements rather than replaces USFWC's email list. Join via the invite link on USFWC's Connect page.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 for ways to get involved: found the events listed above, and found the communities listed above.
Re-checked 2026-10-21 for the recurrence backfill, opening each council and peer-network event page rather than relying on the September pass — which had called them all member-oriented, and was wrong for most of them. Added as recurring events: the Worker Cooperative Startup Webinar (first Wednesdays; converted from a single 2026-10-07 record), the Union Co-ops Council's public call, and the Media Co-ops, Black Cooperator, and Cannabis Co-ops peer networks — Media and Black Cooperator say outright that non-members are welcome. Left out: the Policy & Advocacy Council (its calls are "for all members", and registering adds you to a member listserv), the Immigrant Movement in Co-ops council (a Spanish-language meeting of representatives of immigrant-led co-ops, with no cadence published), and the Annual Member Meeting and Worker Benefits webinar, which are for members. The Racial & Economic Justice council has no meeting on the current calendar. Forums: the Worker Co-op Slack and the Spanish-language WhatsApp group are both still listed on the Connect page.