Name: Stuck in the gig economy? Try platform co-ops instead
Uploaded: 2021-10-27T14:50:54Z
Duration: 12 min 45 s
Description: Co-ops date back almost 200 years, run by groups of people that work together to own and operate a company. What does it look like when this tried-and-true business model merges with the digital economy? Trebor Scholz introduces the "platform cooperative," a new way to create democratic companies of empowered workers -- and develop a better, fairer alternative to the gig economy.

Co-ops date back almost 200 years, run by groups of people that work together to own and operate a company. What does it look like when this tried-and-true business model merges with the digital economy? Trebor Scholz introduces the "platform cooperative," a new way to create democratic companies of empowered workers -- and develop a better, fairer alternative to the gig economy.

Trebor Scholz: Stuck in the gig economy? Try platform co-ops instead

Stuck in the gig economy? Try platform co-ops instead

Up and Go, a platform cooperative, empowers home cleaners like Esmeralda Flores to earn $25/hour, democratizing the gig economy.

Platform cooperatives merge digital platforms with cooperative models, offering workers ownership, fair pay, and democratic governance.

By scaling democracy and equality, platform co-ops like Up and Go challenge the gig economy, promising a fairer future for workers.