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by MrJohz 1275 days ago
That works if the only ethical decisions relate to the workers, but there are still ethical decisions that relate to external factors like climate change or to customers. For example, a worker-run coal mine will probably be much better at maintaining safety standards than a privately-owned coal mine, but those workers still want a job! They're not going to willingly shut down the mine just because coal-fired electricity generation needs to be phased out. You still need government oversight and regulation.

(Of course, worker co-ops are still good things, even if they're not going to solve every problem all by themselves!)