worker co-ops
Staff-owned business structures
Worker co-ops are businesses owned and democratically controlled by their employees rather than outside shareholders or investors.
Each worker-owner typically gets one vote in major decisions regardless of their role or tenure.
Profits are distributed among workers rather than extracted by external investors.
The bakery operates as a worker co-op, so everyone from the bakers to the cashiers shares in decision-making and profits.
- collectiveJointly organized group
- shared ownershipJoint holding of property
- solidarityUnity among allies
- democraticGovernment by the people
- ownershipLegal right of possession
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Companies controlled by relatives
sole proprietorships · franchises · multinational corporations
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Exploitative manufacturing facilities
corporate raiders · absentee ownership · wage labor · leveraged buyouts
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Employer-controlled worker settlements
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