Author: Gui Cercal

How do worker-owned organizations like Up & Go make the world better? It’s simple, really. One room at a time. One job at a time. One life at a time.  Here’s how. How co-ops benefit clients, communities, and the local economy Because a co-op is worker-owned, each member has a real stake in seeing it…

In accordance with the cooperative principles, worker-owned cooperatives are an innovative model for providing high-quality services that both workers and customers can feel good about.

Worker cooperatives like Up & Go have been a leading force in shaping economies around the world for more than a century. Rooted in principles of democracy and equality, cooperatives have consistently provided economic stability, social cohesion, and sustainable development for communities around the world. The cooperative movement has “deep roots in liberation struggles for…