Stuff You Should Know

How Worker Co-ops Works

April 9, 2026·44 min·4-min readnarrativeculture
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This episode of Stuff You Should Know explores the history, philosophy, and modern relevance of worker cooperatives — businesses owned and democratically operated by their workers rather than external investors or a single owner. The hosts, Josh and Chuck, frame co-ops as a radical y

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Robert OwenIsaac MyersJosé María Arizmendiarrieta

Books

Rochdale Principles of Cooperation

Companies

Mondragon CorporationCooperative Home Care AssociatesMaximum FunPublix

Topics

Business NewsEntrepreneurshipFuture Of WorkInequalityLong Form JournalismRacial Justice

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