This October, myself - Jante’ (development and comms), and our loan steward,Tan, attended the Union/Co-op Symposium, hosted by Co-op Cincy, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The symposium brought together cooperatives, co-op developers and enthusiasts, and union members and organizers to discuss and strategize around practices, structures and opportunities to both strengthen our…

This story was originally published on December 13, 2023 as part of a series on the Solidarity Economy that was co-produced by Non-Profit Quarterly and the New Economy Coalition. A Spanish language version is available and was translated by María Luisa Rosal and edited by Lila Arnaud, members of the…

People are always asking L.A. Co-op Lab for examples of worker cooperatives in L.A., and I'm happy to say that the list is growing and this blog series will introduce you to all of them, one cooperative at a time. While there has been much attention to the “Great Resignation”…