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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You think there are no large worker co-ops in the US? Embarrassing. You’ve never heard of Bob’s Red Mill or Publix?

And because I’m sure you aren’t happy with two examples, here’s an incomplete list of notable worker co-ops in the US from Wikipedia:

It’s fucking big

But yeah, dawg, worker co-ops are fake news.

PS: is there some reason you omitted the two sentences before that which make it clear this is one method of organizing worker’s co-ops?

If exercised directly, all members meet regularly to make—and vote on—decisions on how the co-operative is run. Direct workers' cooperatives sometimes use consensus decision-making to make decisions

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

One thing I think is telling is how corporate law firms, accounting firms, consulting firms, financial firms etc. will happily provide their services advising shareholder corporations on how to operate, but are themselves organized as partnerships.