Want to avoid massive layoffs when the stock market crashes? Worker co-ops are way more resilient during recessions/depressions because there's less financial incentive to fire your workforce when they own the company
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Workplace democracy should become the central core of the Democratic Party’s policy if they want a lasting comeback. It’s genuinely insane mandatory workplace democracy isn’t a thing anywhere in the world
Hey, thank you for talking about worker cooperatives! Worker-owned businesses tend to offer substantial economic and social benefits, but it's a model that is often overlooked. From more stable employment to happier workers, worker ownership delivers in ways conventional businesses don't.
Co-ops are not a pipe dream. Thousands of them exist all over the world. Cooperative Home Care Associates is one of the largest worker-owned cooperatives in the United States and it provides dignified work for thousands of people in an industry plagued by low wages and inadequate work conditions.
What if more businesses were worker-owned? It could revolutionize the economy in a way that addresses wealth inequality and strengthens democracy. The consolidation of wealth and power is the issue of our time and worker ownership strikes at the heart of it by equitably distributing ownership.
Here's some data on the resiliency of worker cooperatives compared to other businesses. According to quite a few studies on this subject, co-ops tend to display greater rates of survival and are able to more effectively handle economic downturns.
Hey Cooperatives! Thanks for the additional info! Our YouTube channel is a worker co-op and we're launching some other lefty media ventures soon under a worker co-op model as well
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