Thread: Workers as Share-Holders

I've always been very supportive of this idea, worker co-ops, almost a fairer form of capitalism in a way because the worker is sharing the risk as well.

A wage should be paid aswell, but as in a normal company, there is both wages and dividends, the dividends would top-up the wages.

How would the shares be divided?
I assume there would have to be some sort of minimum share per worker, depending on their position?
If it were decided with contracts, you'd end up with the same situation we have now because desperate people would sign any contract (work for basically nothing).

Why do you think this is superior?

Walmart does that, I think they like match any shares the employee buys to some limit. They also give bonuses to people at stores that do really well. It doesn't seem to be very effective however, since most people at wal-mart still don't seem to like their jobs very much, and as I understand it, things like that are meant to be motivators.