In Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave.
All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.
Armed only with slingshots and faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale.
Questions from the film:
Are there workers in your community whose livelihood is made precarious by global economic forces? How can you support them?
Where is the nearest worker-run cooperative in your community? How can you support it?
1.Research a cooperative business in Canada.
2.What is the difference between a co-op and a more familiar type of business?
3.What is the purpose of a cooperative?
4. Describe some positive and negative aspects of a cooperative business.
Hand these answers in research from the book and from the internet.
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