Danny Roberts Business & Ethics What is a worker co-operative? A worker co-operative is a business that is owned and controlled by its employees. Each worker owns a share in the business. Decisions as to how the business is run are made democratically by the co-operative system of one member - one vote. Common forms of worker co-ops include Mondragon and The US-Thai. How do worker co-ops form? Worker co-operatives generally form in one …showed first 75 words of 607 total…

…showed last 75 words of 607 total…are striking against themselves. So some say there is no one over body looking out for the labours interests. Gender barriers Gender barriers continue to exist in worker co-ops. Women are still the minority, and men the majority in skilled labour, management, and director positions. Overall I see cooperative organizations as a good concept as long as it is operated correctly, working as close to its original religious ideas as is possible in today's society.