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The article discusses the unintentional involvement of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with worker cooperatives. While the USDA's efforts have historically focused on farmer-owned cooperatives, there has been a growing interest in supporting other types of cooperatives, including worker cooperatives. The article highlights the formation of a worker cooperative of home-based caregivers in rural Wisconsin as an example of this evolving support. It also mentions the development of support organizations for specific worker cooperative industry sectors, such as the Homecare Cooperative Initiative. The article concludes by discussing the advocacy and legislative efforts to tap into government resources to support worker cooperatives, including the recent allocation of $50 million towards creating an Employee Ownership Initiative within the US Department of Labor. [Extracted from the article] |
