{"id":166,"date":"2014-09-02T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peach-e16.org.uk\/wpc\/?p=166"},"modified":"2021-02-02T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:51:25","slug":"what-is-a-workers-co-operative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peach-e16.org.uk\/wpc\/2014\/09\/02\/what-is-a-workers-co-operative\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a workers\u2019 co-operative?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A worker co-op is a company owned and democratically controlled by its workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only employees can be members of the co-op. 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