As a worker co-op with unionized workers, Libra, the parent of non-profit TorontotheBetter welcomes recent news of unionization by workers at Yorkdale and Scarborough based branches of the Indigo bookstore chain. As always unionization occurs when workers are dissatisfied with the treatment they receive from the firms that effectively own their labour power. And the question arises again for us whether it is better for workers to bargain for dignity with an owning entity, the union route or to take control of the whole enterprise and run it themselves. In most cases for most workers these are not practicale alternatives but as supporters of workers everywhere Libra, a worker co-op with unionized workers, is on record in words and actions to the efect that more power for workers is good for them, whether they take on responsibility for a whole company, as in a coop, or use their bargaining power as a union to influence mangement. Depending on their specific circumstances one or the other, or both, may be optimal for the workers in question. Either way, or both, more worker power means more dignity and value for workers and we send solidarity greetings to the Indigo workers in Toronto who recently voted to join the united Food and Commercial Workers Union.
https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/08/26/workers-at-two-more-indigo-stores-vote-to-unionize-is-a-wave-of-unionization-in-retail-upon-us.html?rf&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&source=the%20toronto%20star&utm_campaign_id=&fbclid=IwAR33CrW-W9WoThkINw5LP8K4It-M1sRuPDfKOvtW94ldQnnZjb2tuucffq0&__s=e4uqam5gbh4omyzm0hyi&utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Class+Struggle+-+Sep+3%2C+2021&utm_content=Class+Struggle%3A+Unions+are+scoring+wins+at+Indigo
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