Pair unions with worker ownership for an even greater reduction in inequality.

The Cooperative Economy@cooperatives.bsky.social · last yr.

A study using government data finds that if all businesses became 30% employee-owned, the bottom 90% would experience significant gains in wealth, with much of the benefits going to marginalized groups. If we're serious about addressing wealth inequality, worker ownership must be at the forefront.

📣MA residents: join us at the Massachusetts Solidarity Economy Network gathering this August! This state-wide event is where we celebrate, learn & build the #SolidarityEconomy together. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-ma-so...

Important news from our partners on the campaign to win #RentControl in MA. Legislation is moving forward at the state house! MA residents: make calls now 📲 www.homesforallmass.org/act/call/

We're building community-ownership & stewardship of the resources we collectively need: labor, land, & capital. We call this #EconomicDemocracy. Here's how we did it during the 2nd quarter of 2026! 🧵-->

Baltimore City Council just dedicated $250k to converting existing local businesses to #WorkerCoops. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥This is the public support we need to turn local jobs into dignified careers & give local workers ownership opportunities!! baltimoreroundtable.org/2026/06/pres...

Press Release: Baltimore City Budget Advances Worker Cooperative Conversion as Strategy to Preserve Legacy Businesses and Build Community Wealth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24th, 2026 Contact: Anna Evans-Goldstein, anna@baltimoreroundtable.org, 443-386-6795 Baltimore City Budget Advances Worker Cooperative Conversion as Strategy to Preserve…

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📣 This Wednesday, catch our Co-ED, Shari Davis, talking about #cogovernance & #economicdemocracy! RSVP at raceand.org/democracyis

Race Forward@raceforward.org · last mo.

Democracy is not something to be “received.” Democracy is something that we actively do, build, and govern—together. Don’t miss the third conversation in our #RaceAnd DemocracyIs: series, featuring racial equity practitioners across government, community organizing, research, and policy.

Union members in many states and cities are holding pension boards accountable and advocating for investments that insure worker protections, climate resiliency, and decent retirement benefits. 1/2 labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

It’s Our Money: Union Members Fight for Good Public Pension Investments

Union members in many states and cities are pushing for a stronger voice in pension investments. And sometimes they’re actually winning: They’re holding pension boards accountable and advocating for i...

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Economic democracy is a necessary component of a free society. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

What are worker cooperatives, and why do they matter?

Worker cooperatives are fundamental building blocks of a more democratic economy, and a practical, tested way to shift power to workers. Thanks in part to BRED’s work, Baltimore has one of the fastest...

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The Worker Co-op Conference is the biggest event in the country for worker-owners, solidarity economy organizers, labor and their support organizations. Sponsor the #WCC26 at conference.coop

Join our monthly Media Co-ops Peer Network to learn from others & share resources 🎙️ This monthly call is open to all cooperative members in the audiovisual, print, and digital media industry, not just USFWC members. See you March 30! info.usworker.coop/civicrm/even...

📣 CED is hiring a Communications Associate! Are you a digital organizer, story-teller, graphic designer, artist, or cultural worker who cares about justice and systemic change? Then this may be the right role for you. 🫵🏽 Apply by the priority deadline: 04/06/26 jobs.gusto.com/postings/cen...

If inequality drives housing costs, building more homes alone won't fix affordability. New research explored in Shelterforce. Read: buff.ly/5HMN3Wg #HousingPolicy #EconomicJustice

SCOOP: One of the nation's top "justice facility" architecture firms will no longer work on ICE detention centers or deportation facilities after its employees staged a revolt.

Top architecture firm won’t design more ICE prisons after employees revolt

They thought their firm focused on humane design. Then they learned of the private detention center contract.

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The estimated cost of the war against Iran has already surpassed $21,000,000,000.

Solidarity. Equity. Democracy. Sustainability. Pluralism. Our new column explores the solidarity economy — and why it matters for housing justice. Read: bit.ly/4u94E0T

Check out this new report! Corporate capture of our media is why we need media interventions not just at the level of storytelling & messaging but at the deeper level of community/worker ownership & democratic control.

MediaJustice@mediajustice.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today, we’re releasing our NEW #report, Media Capture: Who Controls the Story Controls the Future. 📱💥 #Media is NOT neutral. Our report maps how #Tech Oligarchs are capturing the media ecosystem through ownership, monetary power, and platform control. bit.ly/mediacapturereport

In 2025, the USFWC membership voted unanimously to endorse labor neutrality as a standard for the co-op sector. If you're a cooperative, sign the pledge to labor neutrality & join us on Zoom March 16 to learn more ✊🏼 #UnionCoops #WorkerCoops #UnionStrong info.usworker.coop/civicrm/even...

The bottom 90% of U.S. workers earn ~$28,000 less per year than they would have in the 1970s income system. What if we organized the economy differently? New column: What Is the Solidarity Economy?

What Is the Solidarity Economy?  — Shelterforce

A growing movement is reshaping how people work and live together. Our new column highlights these practices—and explains why they matter.

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This bike shop reopened as a worker-owned cooperative in Brooklyn, New York City. Now its workers own the store and have direct control over their schedule, compensation, and working conditions. This kind of freedom is possible for every working person. It's called economic democracy, and it works.

Bed-Stuy bike shop reopens as worker cooperative

The bike shop has provided bike services to the community since 2021 and is now run by five people, who all have an equal share in the business.

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Check out the new "Solidarity Corner" column in Shelterforce Magazine! "In this new monthly column, I hope to explore and examine different aspects of what is widely called the #SolidarityEconomy, focusing on practices that help people build more sustainable and equitable communities."

@steve-shelterforce.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today @shelterforce.bsky.social my monthly "Solidarity Corner" column launches to share stories about the #solidarityeconomy and show how "people seek to develop more just housing and community economic development systems ... [and build] thriving communities. See: shelterforce.org/2026/02/26/w...

"Here’s how some cooperatives and organizations are working together, building power and supporting their community in this time of political repression." #WorkerCoops #SolidarityEconomy

US Federation of Worker Co-ops @usworker.coop · 6mo ago

#Minneapolis cooperatives are shutting it down and showing up for their community in these times of heightened political repression. Read how #WorkerCoops participated in the general strike and how to support their mutual aid efforts: www.usworker.coop/blog/minneap...

Economic democracy is the path forward. Support the growing number of democratic and worker-owned media organizations for a future where democracy isn't just a slogan.

New #WorkerCoop data alert! 📊 The 2025 State of the Sector offers a snapshot of how worker-owned and democratically run businesses are doing across the US and Puerto Rico. Download the report here: institute.coop/resources/20...

Journalism coops give me — and most of the journalists I know — a lot of hope for the industry. But I've been curious: What's it like to actually work at one? I spent the last few months talking to a bunch of brilliant worker-owners to find out. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?

"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."

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A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social

Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE

1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.

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Judge blocks racist, Constitution-ignoring regime from beginning to deport several hundred thousand Haitians tomorrow www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-b... #immigrants #TPS #lawsuits

Sit-ins are being held at Target stores across the state. Demonstrators want Target to "stand with Minnesotans" and publicly call for ICE to leave, according to organizers. Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3NO1vD6 📷️ Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Capitalism isn’t the only option, let’s dream about a new world. 🌍✨ Economics for Emancipation, our pop-ed project, just launched a new #MovementFinance video series, inviting us to imagine & build a #SolidarityEconomy rooted in care & liberation. Now live at economics4emancipation.net!

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE