Authors: Esim S. and Katajamaki W.
Date of Publication: 2017
Worker cooperatives are emerging as an organizational model responding to the changes within the
world of work. They have a specific democratic governance structure of member-worker-owners,
where decisions are made by those directly involved in the enterprise. Any type of business can be
worker-owned and controlled as a cooperative, and worker cooperatives can provide ways for
organizing new forms of work with less dependence on the employer and increased flexibility and
collaboration among workers. This work looks into the different ways in which worker cooperatives
are being used as a response strategy, including through union engagement, worker buyouts,
cooperatives of freelancers, as well as cooperatives using online platforms. [View resource]
