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Worker-owned co-ops are coming for the digital gig economy

Platform Cooperative Development Kit sketch.

article: Worker-owned co-ops are coming for the digital gig economy by Eillie Anzilotti in Fast Company, 5/31/18

Learn what a platform cooperative is, a few nascent examples and the potential they hold for dignified work.

The article mentions frequently the Platform Cooperative Kit, the latest version of which can be found at https://resources.platform.coop/.

 

Issue: 
Workplace Democracy
Tags: 
worker-owned cooperatives
platform cooperatives
gig economy

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