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,ON ,M>* #c #bf ! #i#h-YE>-OLD ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS 9 ,B]L91 ,V]MONT %UT ITS DOORS = ! LA/ TIME & #b SKILL$ WORK]S1 MEMB]S ( ! ,TEAM/]-AFFILIAT$ ,LI?OGRAPH]S ,LOCAL #a1 F\ND !MSELVES )\T JOBS4 ,! DECISION TO CLOSE D[N ! FACILITY WAS MADE AS A CO/ CUTT+ MEASURE BY ! PR9T %OP'S P>5T COMPANY--! ,M>YL&-BAS$ ,%]IDAN ,GR\P4 ,PRODUCTION =M]LY DONE 9 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9S HAS BE5 TRANSF]R$ TO A NONUNION PLANT 9 ,HANOV]1 ,P5NSYLVANIA4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ANN\NC$ CLOS+1 MANY ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS EMPLOYES CAME TOGE!R TO SEE IF !Y C\LD E/ABLI% A NEW PR9T %OP ?AT W\LD BE BETT] ROOT$ 9 ! COMMUNITY & ULTIMATELY [N$ BY ! EMPLOYES4
,DAN ,BRU%1 A =M] ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS WORK] & CURR5T BUS9ESS MANAG] ( ,LOCAL #a1 EXPLA9$ ?AT HIS UNION WAS 0#f P]C5T0 D[N ! ROAD TO GETT+ ! NEW COMPANY (F ! GR\ND4 ,HE & O!R MEMB]S ( ! COMMITTEE HAVE BE5 MEET+ ) ?IRD P>TIES TRY+ TO RAISE CAPITAL & PURSUE BLOCK GRANTS4 ,!Y HAD ALSO BE5 REA*+ \T TO =M] ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS CU/OM]S & HAD ALREADY SECUR$ OV] @s#a1#e1 9 PROJECT$ SALES4 ,IF ALL GOES ACCORD+ TO PLAN1 !Y EXPECT TO OP51 PROVID+ EMPLOYM5T = #ce PEOPLE1 9 ,JUNE OR ,JULY #b#f4
,IF SUCCESSFUL1 !SE PR9T WORK]S WILL JO9 O!R ,V]MONT COMPANIES SU* AS ,C>RIS ,REELS1 ,CROMA ,TE*NOLOGIES1 ! ,TRU/ ,COMPANY ( ,V]MONT1 & ,K+ ,>?UR ,FL\R AS ! LATE/ ADDITION TO ! GR[+ LI/ ( EMPLOYEE-[N$ ,V]MONT BUS9ESSES4 ,9 TOTAL !RE >E #de WORK]-[N$ COMPANIES 9 ,V]MONT EMPLOY+ AN E/IMAT$ #b1#b PEOPLE4
,ACCORD+ TO ,DON ,JAMISON1 DIRECTOR ( ! ,BURL+TON-BAS$ ,V]MONT ,EMPLOYEE ,[N]%IP ,C5T]1 WORK]-[N$ BUS9ESSES >E ON ! RISE4 ,HE EXPLA9$ ?AT ! REASONS :Y PEOPLE PURSUE WORK] [N]%IP >E DIV]SE4 ,SOME DO IT TO CA% 9 ON TAX B5EFITS (F]$ BY ! /ATE4 ,9 O!R CASES BUS9ESSES *OOSE TO TRANSITION T[>DS WORK] [N]%IP AS AN EXIT /RATEGY = A PRIVATE [N]4 ,/ILL O!RS DO SO BECAUSE ( A S5SE ( MORAL OBLIGATION4 ,:ATEV] ! REASON1 SUPPORT]S CONT5D ?AT EMPLOYEE-[N$ COMPANIES HAVE A*IEV$ HI<] LEVELS ( PRODUCTIVITY1 >E LESS APT TO RELOCATE \T ( /ATE1 & T5D TO (F] BETT] PAY & B5EFITS ?AN COMP>ABLE JOBS 9 TRADITIONAL CORPORATIONS4
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,! VA/ MAJORITY ( EMPLOYEE [N$ BUS9ESSES >E ORGANIZ$ ACCORD+ TO ONE ( TWO DOM9ANT MODELS3 WORK] COOP]ATIVES OR ,EMPLOYEE ,/OCK ,[N]%IP ,PLANS 7,E,S,O,PS74 ,WORK] CO-OPS REPRES5T JU/ OV] #b P]C5T ( EMPLOYEE [N$ COMPANIES 9 ,V]MONT4 ,H[EV]1 !SE T5D TO EMPLOY F> FEW] WORK]S !N ,E,S,O,PS4 ,:ILE PRACTIC$ ON AN 9DU/RIAL SCALE 9 A NUMB] ( NATIONS1 9CLUD+ ,SPA91 ,ITALY1 & ,>G5T9A1 9 ,V]MONT IT IS R>E ?AT CO-OPS 9VOLVE MORE ?AN #b PEOPLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! ,R$ ,H\SE CON/RUCTION CO-OP 9 ,BURL+TON & ! ,LANGDON ,/REET ,CAFE CO-OP 9 ,MONTPELI] BO? EMPLOY #ae PEOPLE4 ,! ,BRATTLEBORO ,TE* ,COLLECTIVE EMPLOYS ?REE4
,SOME WORK] CO-OPS1 LIKE ,R$ ,H\SE1 W]E />T$ = PRACTICAL REASONS1 SU* AS ! DESIRE TO ATTRACT & RETA9 HIT$ = MORE PHILOSOPHICAL REASONS1 SU* AS ! DESIRE TO EXT5D T[N MEET+-TYPE DEMOCRACY 9TO ! WORKPLACE4 ,ALL WORK] CO-OPS HAVE DEMOCRACY BUILT 9TO !IR /RUCTURAL MODEL4 ,?IS WAS DONE BY EI!R ALL[+ EV]Y WORK] A VOT+ SEAT ON ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS OR ?R\< WORK]S ELECT+ REPRES5TATIVES TO ! BO>D FROM )9 !IR [N RANKS4 ,9 A CO-OP ! WORK]-[N]S ALWAYS CON/ITUTE ! MAJORITY ( ANY DECISION MAK+ BODY4
,:ILE ! T5 OR SO WORK] COOP]ATIVES 9 ,V]MONT DIFF] DEP5D+ ON 9DU/RY & ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$1 :AT CO-OP MEMB]S HOLD 9 COMMON IS ! BELIEF ?AT ?IS MODEL HELPS ALLEVIATE WORKPLACE ALI5ATION1 9CREASES \TPUT1 & MORE EQUITABLY EXT5DS F9ANCIAL REW>DS ?R\<\T ITS MEMB]%IP4
,DAVID ,EVANS1 A MEMB] ( ! ,BRATTLEBORO ,TE* ,COLLECTIVE1 CONT5DS1 0,WE SP5D ! BULK ( \R DAYS & LIVES444LABOR+ 9 A WORKPLACE4 ,SO ,I ?9K ! BULK ( PEOPLES' EXP]I5CE IS NOT HAV+ ANY CONTROL OR REAL FEEL+S ( 9DEP5D5CE4444 ,ON ! O!R H&1 Y\ DON'T GET APA!TIC :5 Y\'RE A WORK]-[N]4 ,ONCE Y\ TAKE ! RE9S ( Y\R WORKPLACE1 IT EMP[]S Y\ 9 O!R >EAS ( Y\R LIFE40
,WES ,HAMILTON1 A WORK]-[N] AT ! ,LANGDON ,/REET ,CAFE 7E/ABLI%$ 9 #b#c71 EMPHATICALLY AGREES4 0,Y\'D HAVE A H>D TIME F9D+ ANYONE :O W\LD >GUE AGA9/ FRE$OM1 EQUALITY1 & DEMOCRACY1 BUT ! FUNNY ?+ IS WE >E COMPLETELY WILL+ TO ACCEPT :AT AM\NTS TO A DICTATOR%IP :5 IT COMES TO WORK & Y\R JOB4 ,WE DECID$ ON COLLECTIVE [N]%IP BECAUSE WE WANT TO LIVE 9 A WORLD :]E !RE IS NO DICTATOR%IP444& :]E !RE REALLY IS DEMOCRACY & :]E EV]YBODY AFFECT$ BY A DECISION HAS A VOICE 9 CREAT+ ?AT DECISION40
,= ,HAMILTON1 :O DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS AN AN>*I/1 WORK] COOP]ATIVES REPRES5T AN ALT]NATIVE MODEL ( H[ ,V]MONT'S ECONOMY C\LD BE RE/RUCTUR$ ALONG MORE EQUITABLE & DEMOCRATIC L9ES4 ,9 A C]TA9 S5SE HE UND]/&S HIS CO-OP AS A K9D ( PROPAG&A ( ! DE$4
0,WE >E A SMALL B& ( IDEALI/IC1 POLITICALLY-M9D$ #b SOME?+S1 BUT TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE CAN MAKE ?IS WORK & GET \R PHILOSOPHY & IDEAS \T444,I ?9K IT OP5S UP ! NOTION ?AT WORK] [N$ COOP]ATIVES CAN BE SUCCESSFUL4 ,IT OP5S UP ! CONCEPT TO PEOPLE :O MAY O!RWISE NEV] CONSID] IT10 ,HAMILTON EXPLA9$4
,/OCK ,[N]%IP ,PLANS
,! MAJORITY ( WORK]-[N]S BELONG TO ,EMPLOYEE ,/OCK ,[N]%IP ,PLANS 7,E,S,O,PS7 & CLAIM WORK=CES WELL 9TO ! HUNDR$S4 ,:ILE SOME >E COMMITT$ TO WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY1 ! ONLY GU>ANTE$ COMMONALITY IS ?AT EMPLOYES [N SOME PORTION ( ! BUS9ESS4 ,?AT PORTION CAN V>Y FROM #a P]C5T 7,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,C(FEE ,ROA/]S7 TO A SLIRIS ,REELS7 TO #a P]C5T 7,K+ ,>?UR ,FL\R74 ,! WAY ?IS [N]%IP WORKS IS ?AT AFT] A SET AM\NT ( TIME1 QUALIFI$ WORK]S ACCRUE /OCK ?AT PAYS DIVID5DS AS ! VALUE ( ! COMPANY 9CREASES4 ,COLLECTIVE [N]%IP REQUIRES ?AT DEP>T+ EMPLOYES SELL BACK ! /OCK4 ,9 ?IS WAY ,E,S,O,PS HAVE BUILT 9 F9ANCIAL REW>DS = ! WORK]S :OSE LABOR HELPS G5]ATE PR(ITS4
,9 G5]AL ,V]MONT ,E,S,O,PS PUT A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON 0! CULTURE ( EMPLOYEE [N]%IP0 :]E EMPLOYES >E MADE TO FEEL ?AT !IR VOICE MATT]S4 ,!Y >E TYPICALLY 5C\RAG$ TO MA9TA9 AN OP5 DIALOGUE ) MANAGEM5T1 TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE 9 ! OV]ALL RUNN+ ( ! COMPANY1 & >E (T5 ALLOTT$ REPRES5TATION ON ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS4 ,! EXT5T ( ?IS
REPRES5TATION V>IES4 ,G>D5]'S ,SUPPLY ,COMPANY 9 ,BURL+TON1 = EXAMPLE1 ALL[S NON-MANAGEM5T ONE SEAT ON A SEV5-MEMB] BO>D4 ,! =M] ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS WORK]S1 ON ! O!R H&1 PLAN TO GIVE ! RANK & FILE ULTIMATE CONTROL OV] ! BO>D1 PRESUMABLY BY GIV+ NON-MANAGEM5T EMPLOYES A MAJORITY ( ! SEATS4
,MANY )9 ! ,E,S,O,P MOVEM5T REPORT ?AT !IR WORK 5VIRONM5T TRANSLATES 9TO 9CREAS$ PRODUCTIVITY1 A DECREASE 9 ABS5TEEISM1 & AN AVOIDANCE ( MANY ( ! MANAGEM5T-LABOR FRICTIONS COMMON 9 TRADITIONAL CORPORATIONS4 ,H[EV]1 NOT ALL >E CONV9C$ ( ! WORKPLACE ALTRUISM ?AT MANY ,E,S,O,P BOO/]S SPEAK (4
,:ILE ,V]MONT'S LABOR LEAD]S SPEAK HIY+ DEGREES ( APPREH5SION4 ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T] ,DIRECTOR ,JAMES ,HASLAM PO9TS \T ?AT ! =MATION ( AN ,E,S,O,P1 DESPITE ! NE> UNIV]SAL TALK ( A CULTURE ( [N]%IP1 DOES NOT NECESS>ILY MEAN EMPLOYES WILL BE ANY MORE LEGALLY EMP[]$ ?AN 9 TRADITIONAL COMPANIES4 ,HASLAM CONT5DS1 0,UNLESS . >E WORK] RUN1 & 9 A
DEMOCRATIC WAY1 !N IT MAKES S5SE = WORK]S TO HAVE A VOICE 9 !IR [N WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,! ONLY WAY TO HAVE ?AT TRULY IS IF Y\ HAVE A UNION40
,TRAV5 ,LEY%ON1 PRESID5T ( ! ,WA%+TON ,C\NTY ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL1 ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 %>ES ,HASLAM'S MISGIV+S4 0,:O HAS ! MAJORITY .<& !RE=E CONTROL.> ON ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS & :O IS ! MANAGEM5T8 ,( C\RSE MANAGEM5T IS A TE*NICAL SKILL4 ,IT USUALLY DOES REQUIRE HIR+-9 SOMEONE :O HAS BUS9ESS EXP]TIZE ?AT ! WORK]S >E NOT LIKELY TO HAVE !MSELVES1 BUT :O CONTROLS ?AT P]SON80
,LEY%ON EXPLA9S ?AT HIS MISGIV+S DATE BACK TO HIS EXP]I5CES 9 ! #a#i#hS :ILE ORGANIZ+ 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T \TSIDE ,V]MONT4 ,HE SAYS ?AT DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ,E,S,O,PS W]E US$ AS A TOOL TO W9 CONCESSIONS FROM UNION TRUCK]S ACROSS ! ,U4,S4 ,HE /ATES ?AT FOLL[+ ! D]EGULATION ( ! 9DU/RY UND] ,RONALD ,REAGAN MANY FALT]+ FREIGE CUTS 9 B5EFITS & WAGES4 ,HE PO9TS \T ?AT ALL ( !SE FIRMS W5T BELLY UP )9 ! FIR/ FEW YE>S ( !IR EXI/5CE4
,E,S,O,P 5?USIA/ ,C9DY ,TURCAT1 *IEF OP]AT+ (FIC] ( ,G>D5]'S ,SUPPLY ,COMPANY & PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,EMPLOYEE ,[N]%IP ,C5T]1 ADMITS ?AT IT IS NOT ACCURATE TO PA9T ALL ,E,S,O,PS ) ! SAME 5LINS4
,JAMISON RECOGNIZES ! PA/ EXPLOITIVE NATURE ( SOME ,E,S,O,PS4 0,AS ) ANY COMPLEX F9ANCIAL >RANGEM5T444!RE IS ROOM = ABUSE4444 ,9 ! #hS1 :5 !RE W]E A LOT ( BUS9ESSES GO+ BELLY UP1 UNIONS W]E SOMETIMES SUCK]$ 9TO BAD DEALS = !IR MEMB]S :]E ,E,S,O,PS W]E US$ AS A K9D ( A LA/ WAY ( R++ \T CONCESSIONS FROM EMPLOYES AS ! BUS9ESS WAS GO+ D[N10 ,JAMISON EXPLA9$4 ,H[EV]1 = HIM !SE ABUSES >E PRIM>ILY A ?+ ( ! PA/ & ASS]TS ?AT ! REC5T TRACK RECORD = ,E,S,O,PS 9 ,V]MONT DEMON/RATES ?AT ! POT5TIAL GA9S F> \TWEI< P]CEIV$ RISKS4 ,MANY PEOPLE CURR5TLY EMPLOY$ 9 ,E,S,O,PS T5D TO AGREE4
,PAT ,BATES1 AN EMPLOYEE-[N] ( ! ,G>D5]'S ,SUPPLY ,COMPANY1 IS A FIRM ,E,S,O,P SUPPORT]4 ,%E SEES EMPLOYEE [N]%IP AS A MEANS = WORK]S TO FEEL MORE CONNECT$ ) ! BUS9ESS1 AS WELL AS A WAY = !M TO %>E 9 ! REW>DS4 0,IT'S .<9 P>T.> AB\T %>+ ! PR(ITS4 ,WE'RE NOT WORK+ \R EIE 9 IT4 ,9 ! GOOD TIMES WE CAN CELEBRATE & 9 ! DIFFICULT TIMES WE COME TOGE!R TO F9D ?OSE CREATIVE RESOLUTIONS10 SAYS ,BATES4
,AT ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,C(FEE ,ROA/]S ,I TALK$ ) A T5-YE> VET]AN ( ! COMPANY4 ,HE AFFIRM$ ?AT ! B5EFIT PACKAGE & PAY PROVID$ BY ! COMPANY IS V]Y GOOD 7I4E41 FULL HEAL?C>E1 TIME (F1 & OCCASIONAL YOGA CLASSES7 & HE IS P>TICUL>LY HAPPY ) ! ADDITIONAL PAY ACCRU$ BY HIS /AKE 9 ! ,E,S,O,P4 ,H[EV]1 HE ALSO CONFIDES ?AT 9 HIS OP9ION ! COMPANY EMPLOYS TOO MANY TEMPS4
,AS AT MANY ,E,S,O,PS1 TEMPS & P>T-TIME WORK]S >E NOT ELIGIBLE = [N]%IP OR B5EFITS & COMMONLY RECEIVE NO MORE ?AN @s#i AN H\R4 ,! HUMAN RES\RCES DEP>TM5T REPORTS ?AT !RE >E CURR5TLY #f P>T-TIME WORK]S & #g TEMPS EMPLOY$ BY ! COMPANY4
,ONE =M] TEMP TOLD ME HIS EXP]I5CE AT ! COMPANY WAS NOT QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T ?AN AT O!R NON-,E,S,O,P FACTORIES4 ,HE SAYS1 0,I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNS ( ANY?+ . BE+ ANY UTOPIAN PLEASURE PALACE4 ,I SAW PEOPLE JU/ TRY+ TO GET ?R\< ! DAY ) EQUIPM5T ?AT WAS MALFUNCTION+ & DEADL9ES ?AT W]E TO BE MET & DEM&S BY MANAGEM5T TO MAKE MORE PORTIONS = SALE40
,AS = ! C(FEE COMPANY'S CLAIMS ( E/ABLI%+ A CULTURE ( [N]%IP1 HE *>G$1 0,!Y SAID !RE WAS AN OP5 DOOR POLICY1 BUT SAY+ ?AT !RE WAS & ACTUALLY ACCEPT+ ANY FE$BACK >E TWO DIFF]5T ?+S4444 ,! ONLY FE$BACK ?AT !Y . WANT$ TO HE> WAS1 ',YES1 ,I WILL WORK H>D]'40
,:ILE ?IS WORK]'S EXP]I5CE MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMMON )9 ,E,S,O,PS1 MANY ,V]MONT WORK]S >E /ILL DRAWN TO ! MODEL4 ,DAN ,BRU% & ! =M] ,CAPITAL ,CITY ,PRESS EMPLOYES HAVE *OS5 TO ORGANIZE !IR NEW BUS9ESS V5TURE AS AN ,E,S,O,P4 ,EV5 SO1 !Y 9T5D ON BORR[+ C]TA9 ELEM5TS ( ! COOP]ATIVE MODEL 9 ORD] TO PROVIDE MEAN+FUL WORK] OV]SIEHOLD]S4 ,WE'LL [N A MAJORITY ( ! BUS9ESS4 ,WE WILL SIT D[N & MAKE ! DECISIONS4 ,WE'RE NOT GO+ TO MAKE ! DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS .<= ?AT !Y EXPECT TO HIRE A PLANT MANAG].>1 BUT ! BIG DECISIONS40 ,BRU% CONT9UES1 0,S9CE PEOPLE >E ALL UNION MEMB]S & >E US$ TO HAV+ ?OSE TYPES ( MEET+S & MAK+ ?OSE TYPE ( DECISIONS1 ?IS IS SOME?+ WE >E V]Y COM=TABLE ) DO+40
,! PR9T WORK]S ALSO 9T5D ON KEEP+ !IR /ATUS AS A UNION %OP4 0,!RE >E A LOT ( GOOD %OPS ?AT >E UNION %OPS :]E !RE >5'T A LOT ( PROBLEMS BETWE5 ! UNION & MANAGEM5T4 ,I ?9K WE W\LD BE EVOLV+ 9TO ONE ( ?OSE %OPS & ,I ?9K WE MAY BE GR[+ 9TO A VISION AS TO :AT ! FUTURE MITS ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T AS \R MANUFACTUR+ BASE LEAVES ! C\NTRY10 CONCLUDES ,BRU%4
,:ATEV] ! FUTURE MAY HOLD1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT WORK]-[N$ COMPANIES WILL CONT9UE TO PLAY A DYNAMIC & 9CREAS+ ROLE 9 ,V]MONT'S ECONOMY4 ,:AT REMA9S TO BE SE5 IS :E!R OR NOT ?IS TR5D IS CAPABLE ( DELIV]+ ACTUAL WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY OR IF IT WILL BE LIMIT$ TO PROVID+ F9ANCIAL REW>DS & A P]CEPTION ( EMPLOYEE P>TICIPATION4 ,REG>DLESS1 9 ?IS ]A ( \TS\RC+ & /AGNANT WAGES1 EMPLOYEE [N]%IP WILL LIKELY BE EMBRAC$ AS A M>K$ IMPROVEM5T TO ! /ATUS QUO BY MANY A ,V]MONT]4 ,! PR9T WORK]S >E JU/ ! />T4
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