An introduction to worker co-ops

They work, they make money, they provide real employment

An interview with Richard Wolff

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“What do you call a system that takes the richest country in the world and renders half its population poor or low-income?”

This question and others were addressed by Richard Wolff.

Here’s something you probably never hear about from the US news media and you’ve never heard from a US politician: Worker co-ops.

One of the most prosperous regions of Italy – and the world for that matter – Emiglio Romagna has 40% of its employed in worker coops.

This includes the cities of Bologna, Parma

It’s the home of companies like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Ducati.

The GDP per capita in around $40,000 US a year, roughly equivalent to the US.

 

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