I can give you literally thousands of worker cooperatives still operating today. But hey, just look up one, Mondragon.
Now, when you say cartel, you mean only a few “bosses” who own the only handful of companies within a market? 😂
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I don't know them, I'll look it up.
when a syndicate owns some sort of vertical their incentives are: high wages, fewer hours, higer price of whatever they do.
customer wants the opposite: lower prices, better quality, more things available
how does a worker control / syndicate align those? they don't. they act as a cartel.
and I think you mix two things. internal structure is irrelevant. you can have companies co-owned by their staff. usually workers don't want to bare the risks. they don't use their houses as collateral. you as a business owner do.