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I'm going to plug worker cooperatives here. Small agile companies fit the model perfectly. If anyone does reply to this with questions, I'll answer.
by gatlin 15y ago
I'm going to plug worker cooperatives here. Small agile companies fit the model perfectly. If anyone does reply to this with questions, I'll answer.
- jamii 15y agoI have nothing but vague questions :) I've been thinking for a while now that I would be able to find much more work by teaming up with some web/frontend devs.
- WayneDB 15y agoI love this idea. They can also get big too, here is one from Spain that employs ~80K people - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation Where would you recommend looking for help and information on doing this in the US?
- gatlin 15y agothirdcoastworkers.coop is a Texas based group that might be helpful. http://usworker.coop/front http://usworker.coop/front is also good. Mondragon is cool; another group with the same name operates in Quebec. Worker coops can be flat structures or simply be companies where the board is elected. Either way, the members control profits and mission.
- einhverfr 15y agoWhere corporations are necessary, some sort of worker cooperative is the way to go. It prevents the division between labor and capital from developing and so it empowers workers. Anything that empowers workers is likely to improve productivity too.