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I'm not certain that I want something as simple as a union that just works to make sure I'm not fired. What I'd love to see is a collective of employees that o
by mabbo 4y ago
I'm not certain that I want something as simple as a union that just works to make sure I'm not fired.
What I'd love to see is a collective of employees that owns a significant portion of the company- the group, not just the individuals within it. It doesn't need to be the majority ownership, but enough that this group is a major player. They get consulted, and their support matters.
As owners, this group would be incentivized to help maximize profits. But those profits would then go to the employees. The leadership would be elected, and be tasked with trying to divvy up those profits among employees in whatever way seems fair.
There's a lot of flaws in this idea. It's initial. But I would love to see something tried where employee power doesn't just come from the threat of holding out labor, but from actual ownership.
- Apocryphon 4y agoIt would be interesting if the next tech boom sees startups and other new ventures set up with co-op structures and democratic management structures, certainly. Even something as simple as allowing worker reps to have a seat at the board, codetermination, would be innovation for the U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany
- satvikpendem 4y agoYou can start a co-op, I was in one. But it necessitated finding our own work and that was too much of a hassle for me compared to simply working at a regular company, even if I don't get all the fruits of my labor so to speak.