Berkeley Pledges Support and Funding for Worker Co-ops

Berkeley Pledges Support and Funding for Worker Co-ops

by Jean Tepperman

March 5, 2019

Berkeley and the greater Bay Area demonstrate growing support for worker cooperatives.

A report by the Democracy Collaborative, a national organization promoting worker cooperatives, cites studies finding that worker-owned businesses had higher productivity and efficiency and lower worker turnover than conventional businesses, and were only one-third as likely to fail.

Publication date: 2019-03-05

Parent publication: East Bay Express

Publication URL: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/berkeley-pledges-support-and-funding-for-worker-co-ops/Content?oid=25301247

by Jean Tepperman

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