Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace

Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace

Democratic worker co-operatives are workplaces where workers collectively own the firm and elect the governing board. (Shutterstock)A major fault line in contemporary society is that while our political lives are governed by democratic principles, our economic lives largely are not. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, Maple Leaf Foods experienced an outbreak in its Brandon, Man. factory. Not only were workers ordered to keep wor…

Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace - Talent Canada

By Tom Malleson A major fault line in contemporary society is that while our political lives are governed by democratic principles, our economic lives largely are not. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, Maple Leaf Foods experienced an outbreak in its Brandon, Man. factory. Not only were workers ordered to keep working in unsafe conditions, they were forced to work overtime. Walmart has long been accused of forbidding its cashie…