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building towards a sustainable world

Quality Work | Cooperative economics | Worker ownership

Every worker-owner has a sense of pride, ownership and a desire to complete your project to satisfaction. In hiring a cooperative like Flora, you will be positively impacting the lives of the collective members and not just a single owner

“A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.”

services designed with your home or business in mind

Flora Contracting Cooperative provides a variety of custom construction and design services to ensure that your home or business is protected and stands out among the rest. Whether you’d like to update your home or business, Flora Contracting Cooperative’s collective will approach your project with detailed knowledge.

who we are

Flora is a union worker-owned contracting cooperative which is community-based, dedicated to providing quality work at reasonable prices. We are committed to make your design, carpentry, painting or cleaning experience simple and hassle-free with our unique combination of personalized service, quality work, dedicated staff and streamlined process. Flora Contracting Cooperative is a team of driven, dedicated, customer-focused "worker-owners”. We treat your space like it's our own. Give us a call or drop an email and we can provide a free estimate!

Phone

414.377.3443

email

info@floracooperative.com

LOCATION

Milwaukee, WI

what is a worker-owned cooperative

A worker-owned cooperative is a social enterprise which is owned and directly managed by the workers themselves. Worker-owned cooperatives like Flora are dedicated to internal direct democracy, and a workplace wherein the fruits of our collective labor are realized. All business responsibilities are shared as best as possible with patronage (profit) being distributed equitably between all worker-owners. There are no bosses and no worker-owner has power over another member within the cooperative structure.

When you hire a worker-owned cooperative, you will be dealing with a worker-owner from start to finish on your project. Every worker-owner has a sense of pride, ownership and a desire to complete your project to satisfaction. In hiring a cooperative like Flora, you will be positively impacting the lives of the collective members, the broader community not just a single owner. There is more information linked below on worker-owned cooperatives, solidarity economics and a vision for a cooperative commonwealth..

cooperative principles

Principle #1: Voluntary and Open Membership

Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all people able to use its services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination.

Principle #2: Democratic Member Control

Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members—those who buy the goods or use the services of the cooperative—who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions.

Principle #3: Member's Economic Participation

Members contribute equally to, and democratically control, the capital of the cooperative. This benefits members in proportion to the business they conduct with the cooperative rather than on the capital invested.

Principle #4: Autonomy and Independence

Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If the co-op enters into agreements with other organizations or raises capital from external sources, it is done so based on terms that ensure democratic control by the members and maintains the cooperative’s autonomy.

Principle #5: Education, Training, and Information

Cooperatives provide education and training for members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperative. Members also inform the general public about the nature and benefits of cooperatives.

Principle #6: Cooperation Among Cooperatives

Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures.

Principle #7: Concern for Community

While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of communities through policies and programs accepted by the members.