This is a list of
worker cooperative
A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and self-managed by its workers. This control may mean a firm where every worker-owner participates in decision-making in a democratic fashion, or it may refer to one in which management is elected by ...
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Asia
India
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Amul
Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) is an Indian dairy state government cooperative society, based in Anand, Gujarat.
Formed in 1946, it is a cooperative brand managed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), which today i ...
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Indian Coffee House
Indian Coffee House is a restaurant chain in India, run by a series of worker co-operative societies. It has strong presence across India with nearly 400 coffee houses. It has been a hub for Communist and Socialist movements for generations. ...
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Lijjat
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Milma
The Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), Trade name, known by its trade name Milma, is a Statute, state government cooperative society established in 1980 headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It is a statute, state governmen ...
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Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society - A worker co-operative in the state of Kerala that builds infrastructure projects
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Co-optex
The Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society, popularly known as Co-optex, is a cooperative of traditional handloom weavers of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This is under the control of Department of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles a ...
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Nilenso - Employee owned technology co-operative in the state of Karnataka
Oceania
Australia
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CBH Group
The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia.
History
CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at ...
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Norco Co-operative
New Zealand
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Loomio
Europe
Denmark
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Arla Arla may refer to:
* ''Arla'' (moth), a genus of moth
* Arkansas Library Association
* Arla, Greece, a village
* Ärla, a village in south-eastern Sweden
* Arla Foods, a large Scandinavian producer of dairy products
** Arla (Finland), a subsid ...
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Danish Agro
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Danish Crown
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DLG
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Kopenhagen Fur
Kopenhagen Fur is the largest fur skin auction company in the world. It is an agribusiness cooperative, located in Langagervej 60, Glostrup, near Copenhagen, Denmark. At peak demand, the company is able to pack and sort 150,000 furs in one day. I ...
France
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Motion Twin
Motion Twin is an independent studio specializing in online video games. Founded in 2001 the company is a worker cooperative enterprise based in Bordeaux, France.
History
With the success of ''Dead Cells'' into 2019, Motion Twin wanted to mov ...
, video game studio
* Les-Tilleuls.coop, information technology services and consulting company, editor of the
API Platform web framework
Italy
The cooperative movement in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, successfully melds two divergent philosophical currents: Socialism and Catholicism. With more than a century of cooperative history, the region includes more than 8,000 cooperatives.
Spain
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Igalia
Igalia is a private, worker-owned, employee-run cooperative model consultancy focused on open source software. Based in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Igalia is known for its contributions and commitments to both open-source and open standards. Igal ...
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Irizar
Irizar i4LE in Madrid
Irizar Group is a Spanish-based manufacturer of luxury buses and coaches. Established in 1889, the company is located in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country, Spain. With a commercial presence in over 90 countries, its ...
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Mondragon Corporation
Switzerland
* Umantis
United Kingdom
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AK Press
AK Press is a worker-managed, independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. Operated out of Chico, California, the company is collectively owned.
History
AK was founded in Stirling, S ...
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Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative is a bicycle retailer with three stores across Scotland, two stores in Northern England, and an online store selling worldwide.
The co-operative is the longest established worker co-operative in Scotland, havi ...
, Edinburgh
* Eighth Day, Manchester
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EthosVO Ltd, Surrey
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Greencity Wholefoods
Greencity Wholefoods is a worker co-operative wholefoods wholesaler in Glasgow, Scotland. The co-operative was founded in 1978 in Hillington, in the outskirts of Glasgow before moving in 1983 to its current location in Dennistoun in the city ...
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Highland Wholefoods Workers Co-operative, Inverness
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John Lewis Partnership
The John Lewis Partnership plc (JLP) is a British company which operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose & Partners supermarkets, its banking and financial services, and other retail-related activities. The privately-held pu ...
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Scott Bader
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Suma
Suma may refer to:
Places
* Suma, Azerbaijan, a village
* Suma, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran
* Sowmaeh, Ardabil, also known as Şūmā, a village in Iran
* Suma-ku, Kobe, one of nine wards of Kobe City in Japan
** Suma Station, a rai ...
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Swann Morton
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Unicorn Grocery, Manchester
Middle East
Israel
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Egged, transport cooperative society
North America
Canada
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Come As You Are, Toronto, ON
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G7 Welcoming Committee Records
G7 Welcoming Committee Records was a Canadian independent record label based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The label mostly released material by artists and speakers with a radical left-wing point of view.
History
G7 Welcoming Committee Records was ...
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Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse (defunct), Winnipeg, MB
Mexico
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Cooperativa Tierra Común
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Luz y Fuerza (Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas)
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Zapatista coffee cooperatives
Zapatista Coffee Cooperatives primarily operate in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico following Zapatismo ideology.
The economic importance of coffee
Mexico is a significant coffee producer (7th place worldwide). Specifically, the clim ...
, Chiapas
United States
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3 Cross Fermentation Cooperative, Worcester, MA
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A Slice of New York, San Jose, CA
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Access Cooperative, Grafton, MA
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Agaric Technology Collective, Boston, MA
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AK Press
AK Press is a worker-managed, independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. Operated out of Chico, California, the company is collectively owned.
History
AK was founded in Stirling, S ...
, Chico, CA
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Alvarado Street Bakery, Petaluma, CA
* Baltimore Bicycle Works, Baltimore, MD
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BreadHive Bakery & Cafe, Buffalo, NY
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Breitenbush Hot Springs
Breitenbush Hot Springs, also known as Breitenbusher Hot Springs, is a thermal mineral spring system along the Breitenbush River near the historic town of Breitenbush, Oregon, United States.
History
The hot springs in this geothermal area we ...
, Detroit, OR
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Burial Grounds Cooperative, Olympia, WA
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Business Services Cooperative, Olympia WA
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C4 Tech & Design, New Orleans, LA
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Capital Homecare Cooperative, Olympia, WA
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Casa Nueva Restaurant, Cantina & Bodega, Athens, OH
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Cheese Board Collective, Berkeley, CA
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Citybikes Workers' Cooperative, Portland, OR
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Codeversant, Madison, WI
*CoLab Cooperative, Ithaca, NY and worldwide
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Collective Copies, several locations near Amherst, MA
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Community Pharmacy
A pharmacy (also called "drugstore" in American English or "community pharmacy" or "chemist" in Commonwealth English, or rarely, apothecary) is a retail shop which provides pharmaceutical drugs, among other products. At the pharmacy, a pharmacis ...
, Madison, WI
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Cooperative Home Care Associates, Bronx, NY, established 1985, the US' largest worker owned co-op
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District Sentinel, Washington, DC
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Dollars and Sense, Boston, MA
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Earth Designs Cooperative, Rosendale, NY
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Equal Exchange, West Bridgewater, MA
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Evergreen Cooperatives
The Evergreen Cooperatives are a connected group of worker-owned cooperatives in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. They are committed to local, worker-owned job creation; sustainable, green and democratic workplaces; and community economic development.
Ove ...
, Cleveland, OH
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Future Focus Media Cooperative, Worcester, MA
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Green Worker Cooperatives, The Bronx, NY
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Hard Times Café
Hard Times Cafe is a collectively owned restaurant in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is known for its punk and hippie ideology, its gritty ambiance, and its large selection of vegan and vegetarian food. It is o ...
, Minneapolis, MN
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Hoedads Reforestation Cooperative, Eugene, OR
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Inkworks Press, Berkeley, CA
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Interpreters' Cooperative of Madison, Madison, WI
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Isthmus Engineering and Manufacturing, Madison, WI
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Just Coffee Cooperative, Madison, WI
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Le Voyeur, Olympia, WA
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Little Grill Collective
Little Grill Collective, a worker-owned cooperative restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia, was started in June 2003 in a building that has been operating as a restaurant since the 1930s. It is a member of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperative ...
, Harrisonburg, VA
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Little Weaver Web Collective, distributed, USA
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Lucy Parsons Center
The Lucy Parsons Center, located in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, is an radical, nonprofit independent bookstore and community center. Formed out of the Red Word bookstore, it is collectively run by volunteers. The Center provides readin ...
, Boston, MA
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Marine Survey & Assessments, Port Townsend, WA
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Maybeck High School, Berkeley, CA
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Means TV
The Means Cooperative, or ''Means'', is an American anti-capitalist mass media worker cooperative. Means was founded in 2019 by filmmakers Naomi Burton and Nick Hayes in Detroit, Michigan as an expansion of their video production company Means of ...
, Detroit, MI
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Mintwood Media Collective P.R. Firm (defunct), Washington, DC
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Movement Cooperative, NYC, NY
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Nature's Bakery Cooperative, Madison, WI
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New Era Windows, Chicago, IL
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NOVA Web Development, Arlington, VA
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Olio Culinary Collective, Boston, MA
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Outformations, Oakland, CA
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Olympia Food Co-op, Olympia, WA
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Orca Books Cooperative, Olympia, WA
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Patty Pan Grill, Shoreline, WA
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Pedal People Cooperative, Northampton, MA
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Pelham Auto Parts, Belchertown, MA
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Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics, Greenfield, MA and New Britain, CT
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Rabble Rouser, Montpelier, VT
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Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, San Francisco, CA
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Real Pickles Cooperative, Greenfield, MA
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Red and Black Cafe, Portland, OR—CLOSED
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Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, Baltimore, MD
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Red Raven Espresso Parlor, Fargo, ND
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Sassafras Tech Collective, Ann Arbor, MI
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Seward Community Cafe
The Seward Community Cafe is a collectively run cooperative restaurant in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, notable for being the oldest worker-run restaurant in the United States. Since its founding, the cafe has been owned an ...
, Minneapolis, MN
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Staffing Cooperative
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Story 2 Designs, Seattle, WA
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SymbiOp Garden Shop & Landscaping, Portland, OR
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The Drivers Cooperative, New York City, NY
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The New School of Montpelier, Montpelier, VT
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Union Cab of Madison Cooperative, Madison, WI
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WooRides Cooperative, Worcester, MA
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Worcester Bookkeeping Cooperative, Worcester, MA
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Working Systems, Olympia, WA
South America
Argentina
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Brukman factory Brukman is a textile factory in Balvanera, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Jujuy 554). Currently under the control of a worker cooperative called "18 de Diciembre", it is among the most famous of the country's " recovered factories".
Background
The Br ...
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FaSinPat
FaSinPat ( es, Fábrica Sin Patrones, lit=Factory Without Bosses), formerly known as Zanon, is a worker-controlled ceramic tile factory in the southern Argentine province of Neuquén, and one of the most prominent in the recovered factory move ...
Venezuela
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Cecosesola
See also
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CICOPA
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List of cooperatives
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United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives
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.
The Federation w ...
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Worker Cooperative
A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and self-managed by its workers. This control may mean a firm where every worker-owner participates in decision-making in a democratic fashion, or it may refer to one in which management is elected by ...
References
External links
Find a Coop online searchable database* For a comprehensive list of UK cooperatives, see th
directory of Co-operatives UK
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