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The article focuses on the encouragement of worker cooperatives in the U.S.

A podcast featuring James Rzasa of Democracy Brewing speaking with host Josh Davis about the effort to establish the worker co-op brew pub Democracy Brewing in Boston, Massachusetts is presented.

The article discusses the factors to consider by worker cooperatives (co-ops) when choosing to register as a Limited-Liability Company (LLC).

The article discusses the highlights of the conference, titled "Worker Co-Ops: A Strategy for Building the Next System" held on May 10, 2016.

The article offers information on the Second Euromediterranean Workers' Economy Meeting to be held in Thessaloniki, Greece from October 28-30, 2016.

The article discusses the key factors that need to consider when choosing between the cooperative and limited liability corporation including employment status, investment offerings, and taxation.

An interview with Ben Knight, one of the founders of Loomio, a worker cooperative and owned by the people who developed the software, is presented.

An online video by Democracy at Work Institute executive director Melissa Hoover is presented which shows the capability of worker cooperatives to handle crisis.

The article suggests ways on how to prevent the demutualization of worker cooperative to strengthen democracy in the workplace including the importance of preferred stock allocation, the inclusion of voting requirements in corporate documentation, and the compliance with constitutional protections.

An online video is presented which shows the formation of cooperative and solidarity enterprise BIOME by factory workers in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The article reports that several residents in Berkeley, California approved the strengthening of workers cooperative economy to address the emergence of gentrification phenomenon.

The article summarizes several steps on how to establish worker cooperatives to enhance industrial democracy in the U.S. including creating financing structures, integrating urban and rural communities, and developing programs for youth integration in the cooperative movement.

The article talks about a village in Spain known as Marinaleda focusing on cooperatively-owned businesses in the village noting that the village runs on the principles of cooperation and thus eliminating the chances of unemployment.

The article discusses about Roberto Luis Rodriguez Rosario and a group of prison inmates who began the first worker cooperative, Cooperativa de Servicios ARIGOS in Puerto Rico focusing on how the co-op theory in the prison industrial complex can help rehabilitate the prisoners.

The article talks about the need for community care and change in system due to the crisis in the local community and worker cooperatives focusing on topics such as role of Emerging and Evolving Economies Jam.

The article presents notes that were taken during the Advancing the Development of Worker Cooperatives 3 conference that focused on approaches to economic development, cooperative development, and role of Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI).

The article offers information on the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy held on July 10-12, 2015 in Worcester, Massachusetts that focused on the growth of worker cooperatives, expansion of economic democracy, and improvements in Cooperative Ownership.

The article talks about conflict resolution for worker cooperatives along with tips from Esteban Kelly the founder of Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA).

The article talks about neoliberal capitalist model in order to understand cooperative businesses focusing on Tragedy of the Commons as a key to spread knowledge of worker cooperative businesses and also discusses the economic aspects of co-ops in Canada.

The article talks about the importance of developing a advocacy system for worker cooperatives (co-ops) focusing on topics such as Worker Cooperative Act in California, bills on worker ownership support, and financial solutions for worker co-ops.

The article presents recordings of three interviews with worker-owners taken during the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) as they talk about their experience as worker-owners and their rapport with their employees.

The article offers information on the third Advancing the Development Worker Cooperatives (ADWC) conference to be held by Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO) at Worcester State University (WSU) in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 10, 2015.

The article notes how the successes of the recovered business co-ops in Argentina provides on a lesson for successfully transitioning from capitalist to worker control.

The article presents an obituary for Jaques Kaswan, co-founder of the Arizmendi Association and the Walnut Street Cooperative.

In the article, the author discusses the need for cooperatives (coop) in the U.S. to introduce improved online tools to change the sector as of February 2015. He claims that such technology should be similar to the Uber taxi service, which he says is a perfect model for a worker coop. He also explains such topics as uberfication, communication-type machine management and interface machine management.

The article addresses the question of ownership in sharing platforms and the possibilities with a cooperative plan. Topics include the definition of what a sharing economy is, an overview of several articles discussing the benefits of worker cooperatives, and examples of possible co-ownership scenarios. Also mentioned are the benefits of conventionally owned sharing economy services.

The article presents the stories of 3 examples of community cooperatives where each one benefited from the lessons learned from their predecessors. These include the Long Island Home Enterprise structured as a limited liability company (LLC) but with worker cooperative bylaws, the House Weatherization Cooperative formed to do the professional work of weathering the homes of members of Hour Exchange Portland (HEP) and the Cooperative Farm Network where 10 farms were supported by 38 time bankers.

An interview with Andres Adrian Toledo, president of the Argentina's Cooperativa Alé Alé, is presented. Topics discussed include Alé Alé's association with the FCTA (Federation of Self-Managed Worker Co-operatives in Argentina), recovered businesses of the co-operatives such as Brukman, and his plans for closing the restaurant Alé Alé located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The article discusses accomplishments of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) in the first ten years of its start. It mentions that the cooperatives were introduced by filmmaker Michael Moore in the film "Capitalism: A Love Story," USFWC's strong bonds with the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO), and collaborative work of USFWC with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund for sponsoring a worker cooperatives conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The article presents videos of the Worker Cooperatives Conference held at the City University of New York School of Law in New York City on June 21, 2014, available at online video service YouTube.

The article reports on the 10 years of achievement of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC). Topics discussed include USFWC's 2008 conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010 conference held in the San Francisco Bay area, California, and 2012 conference held in Boston, focused on the worker cooperative movement. Also highlights cooperative movement writers which include Andrew McLeod, Jessica Gordon Nembhard, and Frank Adams.