worker cooperative manufacturer
New Era Windows
Industry Manufacturing
A unionized worker-owned window manufacturing cooperative formed from a worker struggle to preserve production under worker control. New Era Windows scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.
Why this matters: New Era shows how workers can convert shutdown and capital withdrawal into democratic ownership.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Ownership10/10
- Governance8/10
- Extraction7/10
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
- Linked claims5
- Direct axis claims4
- Coverage2/9
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
?
Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
|
10 / 10 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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8 / 10 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
|
7 / 10 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
|
7 / 7 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
?
Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
|
5 / 7 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
|
6 / 7 |
The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. Linked evidence
|
Market Conduct
?
Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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4 / 5 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
|
4 / 5 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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4 / 5 |
Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. Linked evidence
|
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
No bonus credits applied in this version.
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 63/100
5 verified linked claims 4 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 2/9 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 16/20
5 verified linked claims
Source quality 10/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
4 direct claims across 9 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 2/10
2/9 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers.
- UE: Grand opening of worker-owned New Era Windows CooperativeGeneral web source · 58%
- The Working World: New Era WindowsGeneral web source · 58%
2The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control.
- The Working World: New Era WindowsGeneral web source · 58%
- The Working World: New Era WindowsGeneral web source · 58%
3New Era Windows is publicly described as a worker-owned cooperative formed after a worker buyout of a Chicago window factory.
- The Working World: New Era WindowsGeneral web source · 58%
4New Era Windows was formed after workers organized to preserve production through a worker-owned factory, making loss-bearing fidelity central to its score rather than an ordinary benefit claim.
- UE on New Era Windows launchGeneral web source · 58%
- The Working World on New Era WindowsGeneral web source · 58%
5Current public operating and governance information for New Era Windows is limited, making confidence lower than for active co-ops with current disclosures.
- New Era Windows homepageGeneral web source · 58%
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