https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3688745&GUID=1D5007AB-A160-4BA2-9C0C-DBD2E7558084Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3688745&GUID=1D5007AB-A160-4BA2-9C0C-DBD2E75580841D5007AB-A160-4BA2-9C0C-DBD2E7558084-2018-10-18-15-19-06Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSED RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKER COOPERATIVES IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHEREAS, a “worker cooperative” is a business that is cooperatively owned and controlled by itsworkers; and WHEREAS, the worker cooperative model has proven to be an effective tool for creating and maintaining sustainable, dignified jobs; generating wealth; improving the quality of life of workers; and promoting community and local economic development, particularly for people who lack access to conventional means of business ownership; and WHEREAS, many worker cooperatives in the United States today were designed to improve low- wage jobs and build wealth in communities most directly affected by inequality; and WHEREAS, a 2009 University of Wisconsin study reported that there are an estimated 350 worker cooperatives throughout the country with a combined estimated total revenue of $365 million, and it is believed these estimates are much larger today; and WHEREAS, the local economy has lost thousands of well-paying manufacturing jobs that have mostly been replacedThu, 18 Oct 2018 15:19:06 GMT