New Era Windows Cooperative

The New Era Windows Cooperative is a worker-owned business formed by employees of a window manufacturing factory in Chicago. After the company faced closure, workers purchased the factory and its equipment, transforming themselves into co-owners. This collective approach allows employees to make decisions together, share profits, and secure their jobs and future. The cooperative model empowers workers, fosters teamwork, and keeps manufacturing jobs alive in their community, demonstrating how employees can take control of their work environment and economic stability through collective ownership.