| Type | Cooperative federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | Melissa Hoover, Executive Director[1] |
| Industry | Worker-owned enterprises |
| Members | Worker cooperatives, co-operative developers, worker co-operative regional networks and individuals |
| Employees | 1 |
| Website | usworker.coop |
The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) is a federation of worker cooperatives in the United States. USFWC was founded at the U.S. Conference of Democratic Workplaces in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2004.[2].
The Federation was sponsored by The Cooperative Foundation in addition to other cooperative support organizations. It was created partly in response to growing regional organizing among United States worker cooperatives and to foster the sharing of information and resources between national gatherings.[3]
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The membership meets annually. The Federation also holds a bi-annual conference called The Democracy at Work Conference in conjunction with the annual meeting. The schedule for the meetings/conference is as follows:
The USFWC has several membership classes[4]:
The Federation is governed by a nine-member board of directors. The Board oversees the Federation and the Executive Director.
The current Board of Directors of the Federation includes:
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