Worker Co-op 101 - An Introduction

The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation 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 co-operatives.

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation

This two-part, interactive series is designed for people who are working in a worker co-op.

This two-part, interactive series is designed for people who are working in a worker co-op. They are most appropriate for those who have recently become members or who are thinking of applying to join their co-op, but anyone involved in a worker co-op is welcome to participate. Part I will cover basic definitions, statistics on the movement, and the co-op principles as applied to worker co-ops. Part II will cover governance and management principles in a worker co-op, and provide information about CWCF. NOTE: If at all possible, attendees should participate in both Part One on May 13 and Part Two on May 20, at noon ET for one hour each. Presenter Bio - Hazel CorcoranExecutive Director of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) since 1995, and also (from 2009 through 2017) of the CoopZone Co-op Developers’ Network, Hazel has been involved in all aspects of worker co-op development and support including capitalization, advisory services, research and writing. She has also been involved as a manager or director with other types of co-operatives and non-profit organizations. Trained as a lawyer and fluently bilingual, Hazel has served the co-operative movement in a variety of other capacities, including as Director of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada, (June 2013-June 2016), where she was Vice President for the last two years. She was elected to the Board of The Co-operators representing the Alberta region in April of 2016, where she is now in her second term and serving as Chair of the Member and Co-operative Relations Committee.

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Worker Co-op 101 - An Introduction

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