The workers who join AlliedUP are not only prepared but empowered to an extent that’s highly unusual in healthcare staffing — AlliedUP is a cooperative, co-owned by its worker members who are each entitled to a share of the 80% of the firm’s profits reserved for employees, the opportunity to run for election to one of the worker slots on the company’s board of directors, as well as a vote on major firm decisions.
“We have a monthly cooperative meeting where we share the good, the bad, and the ugly — more good than anything,” Barnicoat laughs. “We’re really open about all our books, what we are spending money on and where, what we are doing to be good stewards financially. We also run through our targets for the year — we set the targets; everybody agrees these are our targets.”
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