In the US, worker co-ops have grown 34% since 2020 and more than doubled the number of workers. There are more than 1,300 with 16,000 workers.

Puerto Rico now claims to be the root of the American cooperative movement and highlights its legislation as a model for Spain.

«“We had the first cooperative in America,” he says. “Cooperatives came to Puerto Rico thanks to the Spanish, and Catholics created a cooperative in every municipality. Now, on my way to take my kids to school, I pass about 20 cooperatives. They are everywhere. Here, you cannot grow up without knowing about cooperatives.”»