Worker Cooperatives A worker cooperative is a business that is owned and controlled by its workers.
Worker cooperatives are unique both as cooperatives and as businesses.
Members participate directly in decisions that affect them in their workplace as well as those that determine the growth and success of the business. A worker collective is a form of worker cooperative that utilizes consensus decision making and has a non-hierarchical authority structure. Typically all members of the collective are paid the same wage. Worker cooperatives can be formed as new start-ups, or as conversions of an existing firm. The industries of the cooperatives in this listing vary widely and include manufacturing, food products and restaurants, services, shipbuilding, computer services, retail sales, child care, education, and more.