Feature: Cleaning Co-op Offers Empowerment Over Exploitation
The Cleaning Co-op’s journey began in late 2022, born out of a desire to create a different kind of work environment.
Read the full feature on the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation website.
Article in The Tyee: Meet the Cleaners Taking Control of Their Work
Instead of being low-paid employees, they chose to launch a co-operative and be the owners. Check out this article written by The Tyee’s labour reporter, Issac Phan Nay.
Guest Blog Post for Modo: Putting People Over Profit
The cleaning industry can be a dirty business, where exploitation is all too common. The Vancouver Cleaning Cooperative is disrupting the cleaning industry by sweeping away the exploitation of janitorial workers who are often racialized women working in terrible conditions.
Read the full post on Modo’s blog.