Esteban Kelly

Aug 9, 2023 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Anneke Dunbar-Gronke |Adoma Addo |Esteban Kelly |Mo Manklang

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Tenant Organizing in Unexpected Places.” View the full webinar here. Sign up for our free newslettersSubscribe to newsletters to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from NPQ and our partners. As an attorney, I am often talking to organizers about the limitations of the law.

Aug 9, 2023 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Esteban Kelly |Mo Manklang |Isaiah Thompson |Adria Scharf

In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Most worker co-ops saw and still see themselves as embedded within a broader movement for economic justice. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Until it was.