September 2023 Newsletter

Volume 15 Issue 9

Executive Director's Report

CWCF Conference
Staff Retreat and Transitions
JEDDI Project
New Director
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

RAPPORT DE LA

DIRECTRICE

GÉNÉRALE

Congrès de la FCCT
Lac-à-l’épaule d’équipe et transitions
Projet JÉDDI
Nouvelle administratrice
Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation

CWCF News & Events

Our 2023 Conference “Stronger Together” is quickly approaching. This is a great opportunity to learn, meet and engage with different worker co-operatives across the country. Our early bird registration deadline is Friday, September 22 so register now!

Notre Congrès 2023 «Plus fort.e.s ensemble» approche à grands pas. Il s’agit d’une excellente occasion d’apprendre, de rencontrer et de partager avec différentes coopératives de travail venant d’à travers le pays. Notre date limite d'inscription hâtive est le vendredi 22 septembre, alors inscrivez-vous maintenant !

INSCRIVEZ-VOUS MAINTENANT >>

UPDATE ON CEBA REPAYMENT LOANS

The third and last intake deadline for Expressions of Interest in CWCF's CEBA repayment loans will be September 30, 2023.

APPLY NOW >>

NEW ATLANTIC REGION DIRECTOR

CWCF is pleased to welcome Leslie Brown of Flourish Community Development Co-operative Limited as our new director for the Atlantic provinces.

CWCF WELCOMES NEW STAFF

CWCF is pleased to announce the addition of Executive Assistant Chloë Williams, JEDDI Business Conversions project intern Aniqah Rahman, and JEDDI Business Conversions project consultant Sope Ogunrinde to our team.

WORKER CO-OP ACADEMY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Groups of three or more with a concept for a worker co-op are encouraged to apply.

APPLY NOW >>

DID YOU KNOW?

CWCF has four seats on its board of directors coming up for election this November, one each in the BC and Atlantic regions and two at-large seats. Nominations are accepted up to and including from the floor of the AGM.

LEARN MORE >>

From the CWCF Blog

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTS ARE NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION TO SUCCESSION PLANNING

Momentum is growing in Canada behind the idea of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), variations of which already exist in the US and UK.

LES FIDUCIES COLLECTIVES DES EMPLOYÉ·E·S NE CONSTITUENT PAS L’UNIQUE SOLUTION POUR LA RELÈVE EN AFFAIRES

On constate au Canada un intérêt grandissant pour les fiducies collectives des employé·e·s (FCE), qu’on retrouve déjà sous diverses formes aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni.

Co-op Profile

INTRODUCING THE LOUDER THAN TEN WORKERS' COOPERATIVE

By Travis Gertz

Our journey from a corporation to cooperative and what it means to us all.

Worker Co-op News

IN CANADA

Sackville co-op farm 'like a family' for neurodivergent young people
Collective Diaspora: Black Co-ops for Change
Video: What is the Union Co-op Initiative?
BCCA: JEDDI Webinar Series
Co-op Week October 15-21, 2023: Co-operating on Climate Action

INTERNATIONAL

Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy
Toss your boss to the curb. What happens when workers take over?
Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?
Co-operative Study Tour to Costa Rica (February 17-26, 2024) – Register by October 20

The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) is a national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker

co-operatives, related types of co-operatives (multi-stakeholder co-ops and worker-shareholder co-ops), and organizations that support the growth and development of worker cooperatives. CWCF's e-newsletter is available free of charge to anyone with an e-mail address and an interest in worker co-operative developments in Canada. Please send comments, suggestions, or news about your co-op to:

Kenzie Love

Editor of the CWCF Newsletter

admin@canadianworker.coop

(403) 276-8250