The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for workers and small businesses alike. As reopening plans pit employee safety against economic viability for struggling businesses, can the worker co-op model provide a pathway for a just economic recovery? As part of his ongoing TRNN coverage on worker co-ops around the U.S., supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, Jaisal Noor investigates how Baltimore pizzeria Joe Squared is embracing worker ownership—and succeeding.

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Worker ownership can save businesses and protect employees