Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

by Brian Van Slyke

April 22, 2019

Since the Great Recession, worker cooperatives have been on the rise. John Duda explains the importance of working on transitioning existing businesses to worker ownership models.

Publication date: 2019-04-22

Parent publication: Truthout

Publication URL: https://truthout.org/articles/explosion-of-interest-in-worker-cooperatives-drives-economic-changes/

by Brian Van Slyke

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