What are workerowned cooperatives, and what role might they have in changing the structure of our society? This video explores what worker cooperatives are, why they're good, and how they are a key part of a revolution, from a syndicalist perspective.

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Music: 'Backbay Lounge' by Kevin MacLeod

A great podcast episode about worker cooperatives from Upstream: https://www.upstreampodcast.org/worke...


If you are interested in starting a cooperative, or just reading more about them, there is a really helpful and comprehensive document on the topic here: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net...

Sources and footnotes:

1. The average cooperative pay ratio is 5:1, at least in Mondragon, the world's largest network of worker cooperatives. I couldn't find any research for a more general statistic.
Herrera, 2004, https://web.archive.org/web/201007140...

2. The average pay ratio in the USA is 320 to 1:
https://www.epi.org/publication/ceoc...

3. There are over 18 million businesses in the USA:
https://dmdatabases.com/databases/bus...

4. There are about 500 workerowned cooperatives in the USA:
https://www.usworker.coop/whatisaw...