Pacific Brands Australia announced over 1800 jobs to go in the next 18 months.. jobs to go off shore.
Those who are regulars here will know I have sprouted wistfully about the doom and gloom, however this time I want to take a “positive swipe” at the situation and ignore the nay sayers cutting jobs and propping up the shareholders (or so it might seem).
I have long been a proponent for the Cooperative business model, it has shareholders like most businesses however they generally have a vested interest in the business and provide a “different” backbone or foundation for the business, as opposed to a seemingly “slash and burn” approach of some public organisations.
So I ask…
- What if the workers were able to form a cooperative and take over from where their employer has left off.
- What if the Company was to utilise the strength of unity of the workers and explore sourcing the goods from a Coop they assist to set up to keep the jobs here and not ship them OS.
- What if people were put down as a profit and not as a liability…
Lots to explore, but in the end we let this stuff happen, perhaps it’s time to take a stance, set up some great business models to be able to handle these situations better. After all 1800+ jobs can be a bit much.
