Worker Cooperatives
Worker cooperatives are businesses that are owned and governed by the people who work in them. Worker-owners have a voice in how the business is run and share in its success.
Types and Sectors
Producer Cooperatives
A producer cooperative is owned by people who produce the same type of product or service. Members may be farmers, artists, forest landowners, or other independent producers.
Consumer Cooperatives
A consumer cooperative is a business owned by the people who use its products or services. Common examples of consumer cooperatives are credit unions, food co-ops, housing co-ops, and utility co-ops.
Cooperatives play a significant role in the agriculture sector. There are several different types of cooperatives that provide services to farmers, ranchers, and other cooperatives. Marketing cooperatives handle, process and market virtually every commodity grown and produced in the United States. They bargain to help their farmer members obtain reasonable prices for the commodities they produce. Farm […]