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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Research shows that worker-owned businesses tend to be more productive, grow faster, offer greater employment stability, survive longer, and employ happier workers than non-worker-owned companies. Billionaires are middlemen. Workers are capable of owning and managing economic organization.
ownershipeconomy.org
Employee Ownership and Economic Well-Being: A Research Project of the National Center for Employee Ownership
Employee-owners in this sample have more wealth, income, job stability, and working conditions than non-employee-owner.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Are you searching for an alternative to shareholder capitalism? Don't believe the people who say there isn't one. Cooperatives provide a sustainable, democratic, and equitable business model where stakeholders such as workers and customers participate in decisions and benefit from ownership.
ncbaclusa.coop
Cooperatives Build a Better World - NCBA CLUSA
Building stability, resilience and opportunity in 2025 Join us in celebrating the Year of Cooperatives! With co-ops in the spotlight […]
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Wealth inequality in the United States has increased substantially since 1989. As of Q1 2025, the top 0.1% own more than five times as much wealth as the bottom 50%. In 1989, the bottom 50% held 3.5% of total wealth. In 2025, they hold just 2.5%.
Wealth by wealth percentile group (1989:Q3 to 2025:Q1)

As of Q3 1989:
Top 0.1% - $1.75 trillion
99-99.99% - $2.90 trillion
90-99% - $7.76 trillion
50-90% - $7.28 trillion
Bottom 50% - $0.71 trillion

As of Q1 2025:
Top 0.1% - $22.19 trillion
99-99.99% - $27.20 trillion
90-99% - $58.38 trillion
50-90% - $48.49 trillion
Bottom 50% - $4.00 trillion

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Happy Labor Day. Workers are the foundation of the economy. There is no wealth creation without labor. Feel free to follow and support the worker-owned cooperatives here on Bluesky. As democratic organizations, they contribute to a more equitable and inclusive society for everyone.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
More businesses are looking to alternative models to preserve their community focus and identity. Instead of being shut down or sold to corporate entities that only care for profit, businesses can be owned by their workers and community members to equitably distribute economic power and wealth.
51st.news
Sankofa Is Trying to Ensure It Remains A D.C. Fixture
Plans are underway to expand the business and transform the bookstore into a worker-community-owned cooperative.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
A 2016 metastudy of 102 samples representing 56,984 firms finds that employee ownership is positively associated with productivity. These findings align with a growing body of research showing that businesses owned by their workers tend to be more productive than other companies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Employee ownership and firm performance: a meta‐analysis
Employee ownership has been an area of significant practitioner and academic interest for the past four decades. Yet, empirical results on the relationship between employee ownership and firm perform....
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
To the folks who insist worker ownership isn't compatible with "human nature"—we have empirical research over decades that shows the exact opposite. Worker ownership and participation are linked to increases in satisfaction and productivity. Psychological ownership is a real, studied phenomenon.
cleo.rutgers.edu
The Case for Employee Ownership - CLEO
The case for employee ownership is undisputed. As philanthropists and government leaders grapple with how to address both long-entrenched and newly-emerging forms of economic insecurity, there is no b...
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Private equity is growing faster than the U.S. economy. 𝘐𝘯 2000, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 4 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘉𝘺 2021, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 20 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦.
theatlantic.com
The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy
Private equity has made one-fifth of the market effectively invisible to investors, the media, and regulators.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Worker ownership is fostering inclusive prosperity. Companies (like ESOPs) where workers own shares paid out over $150 billion to millions of workers in 2022. More worker ownership means more equality in wealth and power, which is mandatory for genuine democracy.
nceo.org
Employee Ownership by the Numbers
There are over 6,300 companies with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in the US. Collectively these plans hold over $1.8 trillion in assets.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
There are viable alternatives to capitalism. Cooperative and participatory economics emphasize democratic decision-making, self-management, and social ownership for the common good. The profit motive is left behind in favor of a society where wealth is shared and no one is left behind.
youtu.be
A Participatory Economy: a post-capitalist model
YouTube video by Participatory Economy Project
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The solar industry has grown substantially in recent years, leading to large increases in the industry's workforce. Many of these jobs entail long hours and low pay. Worker ownership is a pathway to something better. More equitable pay, improved conditions, and a say in how things are done.
hcn.org
How worker-ownership helped California Solar create good jobs - High Country News
For small solar companies, cooperative structures can build resiliency, wealth and worker power.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Let's support the growing worker-owned media ecosystem. This includes the new publication @autonomynews.co, which is owned and run by journalists. This model for media is how we revolutionize the ways in which news is constructed and consumed in our society for the better. No billionaires.
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
This is a great starter pack of worker-owned media cooperatives!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Join me in supporting Coyote Media Collective, a new worker-owned publication stacked with some of the most talented writers in the bay area and launching later this summer. Cannot wait to read this.
givebutter.com
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰-𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘴 2:1—𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘌𝘖-𝘵𝘰-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘰𝘧 300:1 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. It's time for inclusive economics. It's time for economic democracy.
ncbaclusa.coop
Worker Co-ops - NCBA CLUSA
In this article, we look at key facts about Worker Co-ops and how they build community wealth. Learn more.
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dxw @dxw.com · 20/06/2025
Today is Employee Ownership Day 2025: a celebration of what it means to be an employee-owned business. This year’s theme is #eoSmile It’s a less well known ownership model but one more and more businesses are exploring and we're proud to be part of the community. #EODay25
dxw employees stood outside Kings Cross station holiday an EO Day banner and smiling
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The democratic economy is growing in Cincinatti, Ohio. Community- and worker-owned businesses are providing dignified jobs and fostering a more equitable and inclusive society based on cooperative and participatory economics. There is a better way to organize our economy.
seedcommons.org
An infrastructure for economic dignity | Seed Commons
Building a cooperative economy in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Evette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Worker-owned and -run publications are the future of journalism—as they should be.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Food cooperatives can create significant savings and empower communities to have more democratic control over their food systems. Instead of profits concentrating in the hands of a distant and wealthy minority, they are reinvested to make food products more affordable for the majority.
theguardian.com
Can food co-ops really cut grocery bills by 40%? I set one up with neighbours to find out
Tom Duggins sets up a communal shop – and finds big savings are possible for just £3-£6 a week
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This is the face of economic authoritarianism: CEOs and shareholders having their pay inflated while thousands are laid off, contributing to dramatic increases in wealth inequality that are incompatible with democracy. Economic democracy is absolutely necessary for a more just and equitable world.
abcnews.go.com
CEO pay climbed before layoffs at tech giants like Alphabet and Microsoft, data shows
Meta, Uber and Salesforce also raised CEO pay as they neared or had enacted layoffs.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Despite being a vital service many rely on, social care often fails to reach those who need it most due to the all too prevalent focus on profit. Social cooperatives are a democratic model for care that places the needs of recipients above any notion of extreme self-enrichment.
nonprofitquarterly.org
The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
In Italy and Quebec, social or solidarity co-ops that enable “clients” to be co-creators of services are now common. Might the United States follow their lead?
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Money is a decentralized voting system where you trade away your voting power to get the outcome you want. Those with more money have more votes. Economics is intrinsically political and can never avoid that. Who gets to decide what to do with resources? How are they chosen to decide?
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
A recent US survey found that a majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents support the concept of employee ownership and would prefer working for a firm owned by employees. It’s time to build the policies to make it possible.
jacobin.com
Democratic Workplaces Make Economies Stronger
Recent Canadian legislation allows for a way forward in the face of trade shocks: give workers more ownership and control. Democratically run firms could offer workers everywhere a path toward stability, fairness, and long-term economic strength.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
A study finds that shop-floor employee participation boosted productivity for establishments in Germany by an average of 28%. Businesses gained additional productivity advantages through teamwork, autonomous work groups, and less hierarchical organizational structures. #EconomicDemocracy
sciencedirect.com
Employee participation and productivity
This paper measures the productivity impact of shop-floor employee involvement. On the basis of a representative German establishment data set, the st…
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Many claim that businesses organized as democracies are inefficient and will fail at a higher rate than the conventional undemocratic model. But according to the data, democratic businesses are significantly more resilient and survive longer than conventional businesses. #EconomicDemocracy
Precentage survival rates (YoY) for companies and co-operatives, for businesses incorporated in 2011

Survival rate for each year since incorporation for co-operatives:
1 - 96%
2 - 91%
3 - 87%
4 - 84%
5 - 80%

Survival rate for each year since incorporation for companies:
1 - 93%
2 - 76%
3 - 61%
4 - 51%
5 - 44%

Understanding the data: An 80% rate of survival at 5 years since incorporation means 4 out of 5 enterprises remain in business after 5 years, while 1 out of 5 have gone out of business. 

https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdfA comparison of survival rates (%) for co-operatives and companies over a 5 year period, for businesses incorporated 2009-2011

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2009 by year since incorporation:
1 - 98.8% vs 90.8%
2 - 97.6% vs 73.8%
3 - 91.6% vs 59.6%
4 - 86.4% vs 48.9%
5 - 84.8% vs 41.7%

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2010 by year since incorporation:
1 - 98.3% vs 86.7%
2 - 94% vs 72.5%
3 - 91% vs 57.1%
4 - 87.3% vs 48.1%
5 - 81.9% vs 41.4%

Survival rates of co-operatives and companies incorporated in 2011 by year since incorporation:
1 - 96.3% vs 93.1%
2 - 91.1% vs 75.6%
3 - 87.4% vs 60.5%
4 - 84% vs 51%
5 - 80.4% vs 44.1%

https://www.uk.coop/sites/default/files/2020-10/co-operative_survival_1.pdf
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
You fundamentally can't trust billionaire news like MSNBC or Fox. They're mouth pieces for their owners. Look into worker owned news sources. (The associated press is slightly different since it's a cooperative.)
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Food co-ops are driving change. The 2024 NCG Food Co-op Impact Report details the efforts of 240+ food co-ops across the United States. These community-owned businesses provide affordable, locally sourced products and promote regenerative and sustainable food systems. www.ncg.coop/sites/defaul...
Cooperation Makes the Difference

Food co-ops don’t change their values based on which way the wind blows. We are rooted in our communities and participate in the international cooperative business movement, a business model rooted in cooperative principles and values.

At a food co-op, members own the business and elect their board of directors from among their community every year, ensuring that as their co-op grows and changes it remains true to the values and goals of its community. NCG is owned by 165 community food co-ops with stores in 240+ communities and growing!

Cooperative Principles

Voluntary and open membership
Democratic member control
Member economic participation
Autonomy and independence
Education, training and information
Cooperation among cooperatives
Concern for community
Diversity, equity and inclusion

Cooperative Values

Self-help
Self-responsibility
Democracy
Equality
Equity
Solidarity

240+ co-op locations in 39 states

$9 million collectively donated to local community organizations annually by NCG co-ops

1.3 million co-op owners as of 2024

Co-op owners account for 58% of salesLeaders in Local and Organic Food

Resiliency, interdependence and a thriving local economy — cultivating a strong local food system brings many benefits to a community. Food co-ops invest time, energy and money in building strong relationships with farmers and food producers, and it shows — we sell more local products than any other grocer.

Food co-ops are also leaders in organic sales. We have a higher percentage of sales from organic products than our competition does. Soil-based organic agriculture is a regenerative farming system that builds soil health and increases its ability to capture and hold carbon (as CO2) from the atmosphere.

Organic farming is good for bees and butterflies and builds biodiversity by 
working with the natural food chain to control pests — just how nature balances itself.

Co-ops Lead in Local and Organic

Local products as percentage of sales
NCG Co-ops: 24%
Conventional Grocers: 2%

Organic products as percentage of sales
NCG Co-ops: 37%
Conventional Grocers: 3%

Number of local producers
NCG Co-ops: 175
Conventional Grocers: 41Affordable Food in Every Neighborhood

Food co-ops work together nationally to source the foods our communities want at the lowest prices possible. Look for our Co+op Deals and Co+op Basics programs which compete with national chains’ name brand and private label groceries.

We also advocate at the federal level through NCG for increases in federal funding for SNAP, WIC and GusNIP, the federal grant for SNAP Produce Incentive programs. SNAP is the most effective anti-hunger program in the nation with over 41 million people using it to purchase groceries in 2024.

Currently, 77 of NCG’s 165 member co-ops are located in parts of the country designated as having low access to fresh foods and a low median household income by U.S. Department of Agriculture. NCG donates to Food Co-op Initiative, a nonprofit that supports communities working to organize a food co-op in their neighborhood and other organizations supporting co-op development.

2,650+ Co+op Deals each week

25% average retail discount on Co+op Deals

1 out of 2 food co-ops offer SNAP double dollars for produce

93% food co-ops participate in SNAPResponding to the Climate Crisis

Food — how it is grown, produced, transported, used and thrown away — has a huge impact on our climate. Food co-ops work together to reduce our impact on the climate individually and collectively.

NCG has been offsetting carbon emissions from staff travel and office utilities since 2012. In 2024 we welcomed a new offset partner, ReSeed, an innovative organization that funds Indigenous Brazilian farmers who use traditional agricultural methods that sequester carbon and reduce climate change. 

Food co-ops promote organic food as a climate change solution — soil-based organic farming methods are regenerative and can help to heal environmental depletion and slow climate change.

100% NCG food co-ops have up-to-date sustainability tracking software and support to set goals and reduce carbon footprint 

8,293 metric tons CO2 offset since 2012 through conservation and agroforestry practices in partnership with Indigenous communities
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
As not-for-profit cooperative banks, credit unions provide people-centered financial services to more than 100 million Americans. Their tax-exempt status is now at risk, jeopardizing the vital resources that individuals and businesses depend on—services that for-profit banks often fail to deliver.
thenews.coop
US credit unions continue campaign to maintain tax exemption
A report on potential US government spending reductions included revoking the credit union tax exempt status
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Today is International Workers' Day. Workers' rights are human rights.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Reminder: widespread worker ownership over the means of production would place a sizable dent in wealth inequality. A just world would address the level of inequality currently being experienced, so let's work to create a just world.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Love to see it! When workers own and control their workplaces through a cooperative, they have the ability to democratically participate in the economic and social decisions that impact them. This leads to more inclusive economies and happier members of society!
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
These pay ratios are absolutely abysmal and are a major contributor to wealth inequality. In businesses that are democratic, pay ratios tend to range from 7:1 to 1:1 between the highest and lowest paid workers. If we are to reverse the madness, control over profit must be democratized.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Labor unions emerged because capitalism is functionally an undemocratic economic system where employers—who are unelected—hold power over employees and dictate the use of the surplus (profit) created by labor. Unions are a manifestation of the collective want for economic democracy.
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
@us-neweconomy.bsky.social Do you guys have a section that organizes worker-cooperative media organizations?
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Worker-owned media outlets are not controlled or funded by billionaires or wealthy owners. They rely on the support of readers to survive and thrive. If you’d like to support the growing number of media outlets owned and operated by the people who work in them, here’s a starter pack.
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Social media platforms and LinkedIn have me wondering about the consequences of efficiency gain in society. It's a good that we can do more with fewer people, but also implied is that fewer people produce and control that which everyone uses. Efficiency gain can lead to power concentration. Danger
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Rather than sell to a corporation or shut down, the owners of a veterinary practice decided to convert the business into a worker cooperative. This democratic worker-owned model is emerging as a powerful bulwark against corporate consolidation and wealth concentration.
news.vin.com
Worker cooperatives come to veterinary medicine
Ownership model emerges as counter to consolidation trend
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Amid widespread layoffs by profit-driven wealthy owners, media workers face volatile employment as news quality deteriorates. Worker-owned media outlets are emerging as an alternative model that fosters a more democratic culture where journalists have a say in their work.
znetwork.org
How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry
The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry. In April 2020, the New York
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Anarchist Paladin just dropped
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Labor unions and worker co-ops both enhance the democratic economy: unions negotiate wages and conditions, while co-ops bring production under worker control. Unionized cooperatives merge their benefits, preventing management dominance, securing worker representation, and creating worker wealth.
iftf.org
IFTF - Transforming the Gig Economy: How Unionized Cooperatives Can Create Wealth for All Workers
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
U.S. Poll: 78% are more likely to support a business if they know it's a cooperative. Reasons provided include: ● Great way to shop locally. ● I like that a cooperative keeps jobs local. ● Keep money within the community. ● I like to support local businesses since these people are my neighbors.
betterworld.coop
Why Consumers Support Cooperatives Survey – Cooperatives for a Better World
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
❌️ Economic Authoritarianism + Political Democracy ✅️ Economic Democracy + Political Democracy
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Cooperative Home Care Associates, a NYC worker co-op, pays workers about 20% more than other agencies in NYC while providing 401(k) plans and health insurance. The co-op offers free training to hundreds of unemployed and low-income women every year, providing tools for their economic empowerment.
chcany.org
About CHCA
Find dedicated, invested home care services in the Bronx. As a worker-owned agency, our caregivers take client care very seriously.
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Now, investment is still necessary for businesses to come into existence and produce things of value, but that could be done through various types of loans, royalties, or dividends. It could be done without allowing for massive power concentration.
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I'm starting to think that allowing people to trade external control of economic organizations through shares was a societal mistake. It allows for extreme concentration of power. It allows for the ultra-wealthy to purchase media organizations and then control public discourse.
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thanks for getting all of this information out to people. You're fighting the good fight!
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Brazil is home to Sistema Unimed, one of the largest cooperative networks in the world. Its 339 co-ops are owned by 100k+ doctors and physicians to provide health services and insurance to 20 million people. Unimed has proven itself to be a viable alternative to profit-based healthcare.
Our structure

We are 339 cooperatives with independent administrative, financial and assistance management

117 thousand cooperative doctors

19.9 million customers

+ 29 thousand accredited hospitals, clinics and services

116 own hospitals

In addition to emergency care, laboratories and diagnostic centers to guarantee the quality of assistance provided to our beneficiaries.20% of doctors in Brazil work at Unimed156 thousand direct jobs generated by the Unimed System92% presence throughout the national territory
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aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social @aspiringwiseguy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
You know what you're doing to yourself. What a maso.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
In 2023, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio for S&P 500 companies was 268-to-1—if a company's median worker earned $40k a year, their CEO earned $10,720,000. Many companies have ratios that exceed 1,000-to-1. These extreme disparities contribute to global wealth inequalities that are unsustainable.
aflcio.org
Company Pay Ratios - 2024 | AFL-CIO
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