workers council
Employees' governing body
A workers council is a body of employees organized to participate in workplace decisions, ranging from advisory committees to organs of direct democratic control over production.
The term gained prominence through revolutionary movements advocating worker self-management: The factory was run by a workers council after the owners fled.
In some contexts, workers councils represent a radical alternative to both traditional management and trade unions, with workers collectively directing operations rather than merely negotiating with employers.
- sovietElected governmental assembly
- collectiveJointly organized group
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass meetingLarge public gathering
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
trade union · labor · factory · delegate · shop steward · solidarity · strike · general strike · union · shop floor · comrade · grassroots · democracy · proletariat · red flag · revolution · self-management · voting
workers councilmanagement hierarchy
Ranked authority within organizations
board of directors · executive committee · corporate management · top-down management · senior management
workers councilbusiness lobby
Commercial building's entrance area
management board · chamber of commerce · trade association · corporate interests
workers councilprivate ownership
Individual control of assets
Taylorism · corporate hierarchy · plutocracy · oligarchy · scientific management
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