Re: [Pen-l] how much would it cost us to buy the SF Chronicle?

[Robert Naiman <naiman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I, of course, think that workers could be perfectly competent to run
the factories.

However, I think there is another model that might be more strategic
right now, especially with respect to newspapers. Which is for workers
to have a strategic share, not total control.

When the CWA/Newspaper Guild tried to buy the Philly Inky, they had
partners. Partly that was determined by the need to raise capital. But
the model has other benefits - limits the economic liability of
workers, assures community people that there is going to be
continuity...

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Michael Perelman
<michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My uncle palled around with the leaders of the Youngstown steel industry.  Workers
> wanted to buy the plants before they were shut down.  Their offers were rejected.  My
> uncle told me that it would be ridiculous to let the workers run the factories.  He
> was appalled that someone in his family would think that way.
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