Humanism and Democracy in Worker Cooperatives

• Autores: John A. McNamara
• Localización: Humanistic Governance in Democratic Organizations: The Cooperative Difference / coord. por Sonja Novković, Karen Miner, Cian McMahon, 2023, ISBN 978-3-031-17403-2, págs. 121-143
• Idioma: español
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  • Governance in worker cooperatives can look and feel like that within any other co-op, but it may also be dramatically different. Worker-owned cooperatives often seek safe and humane workplaces, a voice in management, and decent wages and benefits. This people-centred focus, when the owners are the workers, creates opportunities for building humanistic practices into the governance and decision-making of the cooperative. Sometimes the line between governance and operations can become blurred to meet the needs of the members. This chapter considers different ways that worker co-ops engage voice and align governance with the values and principles of cooperation.