Americans are expected to be active political citizens and leave their opinions at the workplace door. Renewed efforts to expand participation, representation, and shared decision-making at work — think employee ownership, labor unions and an expanded set of economic rights — may offer a framework to rebuild faith in democracy.
This discussion, “Can the Future of Democracy Be Found Through Work?,” took place on June 25, 2024, as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival, and draws insights from the work of the Aspen Business Roundtable on Organized Labor.
Following opening remarks from Roundtable Director Liba Wenig Rubenstein and Matt Helmer, managing director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program, which oversees the Roundtable, panelists explored how the type of worker empowerment and participatory decision-making mechanisms the Roundtable exists to advance align with skills and practices that strengthen our democracy writ large. Speakers include Roundtable chair Roy Bahat (head of Bloomberg Beta), Future of Work Initiative Senior Fellow Natalie Foster (president of the Economic Security Project), Carolyn Cawley (president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation), and Deepti Doshi (co-director of New_ Public).
To learn more, visit: https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/can-the-future-of-democracy-be-found-through-work
