Greensaw Design/Build considers conversion to a worker cooperative

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The workers:

Heath asked if he had any experience with co-ops. In true Terence fashion, he responded, “No, is that a problem for you motherf—r?” Undoubtedly, this is going to be a Philadelphia co-op... and not a Martha’s Vineyard co-op.

 

The bookkeeper:

Yeah, we’ll buy your tools, we’ll even take your truck, but paying shares for your company, when you’re not gonna even be around? You shitting me? We’ll just start our own goddamn company.”

 

The incorporating attorney:

There is no dignity in "lemon socialism". This is America and folks want to play for a winner. We can define winning in a lot of different ways, we can view the game as a team sport, and we can win as a team but winning matters. Greensaw will succeed as a business because it has a winning business proposition for its customers, who ultimately pay money to Greensaw for Greensaw to do its work. The worker cooperative can make Greensaw better as a business and increase its appeal to its customers because of the ability of the structure to attract and retain great people and the ability of the people to make Greensaw a great place to work and be.

 

Philadelphia-based Greensaw Design/Build considers conversion to a worker cooperative.

 

   

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