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# decision-making is democratic, generally adhering to the principle of one worker-one vote.<ref>[http://usworker.coop/aboutworkercoops About Worker Cooperatives]</ref> | # decision-making is democratic, generally adhering to the principle of one worker-one vote.<ref>[http://usworker.coop/aboutworkercoops About Worker Cooperatives]</ref> | ||
== Worker-owned and/or worker-managed cooperatives in Portland == | |||
* [[Citybikes]] | |||
* [[Free Geek]] | |||
* [[KBOO]] Radio (Community-owned; worker-managed.) | |||
* [[Red and Black Cafe]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 1 August 2012
Worker cooperatives are business entities that are owned and controlled by their members, the people who work in them. The two central characteristics of worker cooperatives are:
- workers invest in and own the business and
- decision-making is democratic, generally adhering to the principle of one worker-one vote.[1]
Worker-owned and/or worker-managed cooperatives in Portland
- Citybikes
- Free Geek
- KBOO Radio (Community-owned; worker-managed.)
- Red and Black Cafe