Collective Copies

After mass firings intended to bust their union, the members of Augie's Coffee are preparing to join New Era Windows Cooperative and Collective Copies as UE worker-owned co-ops

https://www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2020/coffee-workers-form-worker-co-op-in-wake-of-mass-firings

Wow, what if there were a way to start a business that didn’t require one person to front all of the startup capital, and instead a bunch of founders could split those expenses in return for co-ownership of the business, which could be extended to full time hires once they’ve paid off shares in a similar fashion to union dues to further drive home this idea that one singular owner won’t monopolize all of the risk and reward experienced by of the company?

And while we’re at it what if that type of business led to a higher quality of workplace satisfaction while matching or exceeding the productivity, resilience, and sustainability of traditionally run companies?

It’s called a worker cooperative.

Eric Chester, author of The Wobblies in their Heyday and Your For Industrial Freedom talks with Red Library about his new book.

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