May 16, 2016

Worker Ownership in USA Today

Executive Director

In his article More worker-owned businesses are sprouting, reporter Paul Davidson starts with yogurt-maker Chobani's decision to grant shares to employees, but notes "the two most prominent ways to give workers significant stakes—employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and worker cooperatives—go quite a bit further." The story covers several examples of employee-owned companies, including Paper Machinery, Harpoon Brewing, and Eureka Casinos.