New Era Windows

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

Final Score 55* A - Good

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material55
Bonus+0
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap55
Penalties0
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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
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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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 207 scored entries below, 19 tied, 0 above on Ownership.

Linked evidence
  • Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
  • New Era Windows is publicly described as a worker-owned cooperative formed after a worker buyout of a Chicago window factory. [3]
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 192 scored entries below, 14 tied, 20 above on Governance.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
Extraction
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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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 140 scored entries below, 32 tied, 54 above on Extraction.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
Labor Sovereignty
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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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 205 scored entries below, 21 tied, 0 above on Labor Sovereignty.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
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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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 158 scored entries below, 38 tied, 30 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 54 tied, 9 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
  • New 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. [4]
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 106 scored entries below, 73 tied, 47 above on Market Conduct.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 61 scored entries below, 72 tied, 93 above on Product Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 109 scored entries below, 81 tied, 36 above on Scale Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • context Union and cooperative sources describe New Era Windows as a unionized, 100% worker-owned and operated cooperative launched by former Republic Windows workers. [1]
  • context The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control. [2]

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

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
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Claims and Sources

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* 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.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

2The Working World describes investing in New Era Windows to purchase equipment and open the business under worker control.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed

3New Era Windows is publicly described as a worker-owned cooperative formed after a worker buyout of a Chicago window factory.

Ownership Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

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.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

5Current public operating and governance information for New Era Windows is limited, making confidence lower than for active co-ops with current disclosures.

Accountability Opacity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending

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