WAGES (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security)

• Worker co-op developer in the San Francisco bay area that helps low-income Latina women create worker co-op green cleaning businesses
• Has created 5 co-ops with a total of about 90 worker-owners since 1995
• WAGES takes complete responsibility for planning, feasibility and launch of each co-op
• A general manager is hired before launch & enters as WAGES staff
• Co-op members are recruited 1 month before launch
• Co-ops reach independence in about 3 years