Comments on: Old New Unionism http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/old-new-unionism/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Max Shields http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/old-new-unionism/#comment-18240 Max Shields Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:56:24 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/old-new-unionism/#comment-18240 Workers' cooperatives - sometimes referred to as socialist cooperatives are evolving into a fundamental shift in the struggle between management/employee. Solidarity between workers' cooperatives and unions is absolutely essential. What is so interesting (and we see it happening in Venezuela) is the realignment which eliminates (or at least portends the elimination) of the dichotomy between management/oweners and works. This model provides an alternative whereby workers become both employee and owner/employer. Max Workers’ cooperatives – sometimes referred to as socialist cooperatives are evolving into a fundamental shift in the struggle between management/employee.

Solidarity between workers’ cooperatives and unions is absolutely essential. What is so interesting (and we see it happening in Venezuela) is the realignment which eliminates (or at least portends the elimination) of the dichotomy between management/oweners and works. This model provides an alternative whereby workers become both employee and owner/employer.

Max

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