Name: When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient
Uploaded: 2017-08-28T14:54:35Z
Duration: 12 min 17 s
Description: Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a vision for how working-class people can organize and own the businesses they work for, making decisions for themselves and enjoying the fruits of their labor.

Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a vision for how working-class people can organize and own the businesses they work for, making decisions for themselves and enjoying the fruits of their labor.

When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient

Worker-owned businesses offer a sustainable alternative to traditional capitalism, centering community benefit over profit at any cost. From recycling millions of pounds of rubber to establishing unionized carwashes, worker cooperatives empower people who are often excluded from economic opportunity. Across the country and worldwide, these cooperatives prove that collective action can build lasting wealth and dignity, even without outside investors. The model replaces hierarchy with solidarity, enabling workers to shape their own futures.