Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives
From VAWC
The Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives is dedicated to building a sustainable local economy by facilitating the growth and development of worker cooperatives in Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont.
November 28, 2007: Check out a Hampshire Gazette Op-Ed by Steve Strimer of Collective Copies.
September 2008: Read our letter to the editor of Green Living, Stephen Morris.
[edit] Worker Cooperatives
- Brattleboro Tech Collective (Brattleboro, VT)
- Collective Copies (Amherst, Florence, and Belchertown, MA)
- Collective Voice (Northampton, MA)
- Co-op 108 (Haydenville, MA)
- Food For Thought Books (Amherst, MA)
- GAIA Host Collective (Greenfield, MA)
- Green Mountain Spinnery (Putney, VT)
- Pedal People (Northampton, MA)
- Pelham Auto (Belchertown, MA)
- Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics (Greenfield, MA)
- Repair Collective (Northampton, MA)
[edit] Support Members
- Cooperative Development Institute
- Cooperative Fund of New England
- Community Economies Research Group
- Fall of the West Records
We are happy to be members of the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy and the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
[edit] Get Involved
We have regular monthly meetings where we can skill share and also connect with other worker cooperatives. The best way to stay informed is to join one or both of our listservs by sending an email to the subscribe addresses below:
News and Announcements: (1-3 msg/month)
vawcnews-subscribe@lists.valleyworker.org
Regular Discussion: (volume varies: 1-7 msgs/week)
alliance-subscribe@lists.valleyworker.org
[edit] Curious?
Got questions? Want to schedule a workshop or ask us how we work with consensus? Give us a call: 1-888-682-4801.
