Historically, worker-owned cooperatives did get much mention. The ideal of early labor organization was that the workers should own the means of production. This was exactly why early labor disputes were so bloody: the owners of the factories and mills saw the organized labor movement as theft. That is, organized labor was threatening to &quot;steal&quot; what they &quot;built&quot;. Yes, the quotes are mine, because my own viewpoint is one of symbiosis.<p>The biggest problem is not that a worker-owned coop doesn&#x27;t work. They do. The problem is one of primate social hierarchy. That is, &quot;someone has to be the boss&quot;.