We are Rhode Island’s Cooperatives.

We are the Rhode Island Worker Cooperative Alliance (RIWCA), an organization building a fair and just economy, based on shared community ownership and democracy. Worker-owned cooperatives are the future.

We represent more than 4,000 cooperative members in Rhode Island.

Our Members

RIWCA is an alliance of organizations building the next economy from the ground up. Our members include worker-owned cooperatives, democratically operated non-profits, and other organizations that support worker co-op development in Rhode Island.

Worker Cooperatives

Other Organizations

Become a co-op ally.

Are you starting a cooperative, converting your existing business into one, or just want to support our cause of building a cooperative economy in Rhode Island? Contact us to start the conversation.
We’re always willing to cooperate.