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WHY THE EMPLOYEES RUN OUR BUSINESS
A business of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers—how it succeeds.
BY EDWARD A. FILENE
"I know I am right. Leave it to any fair-minded person to decide."
"Good enough," I replied; "you name one, I will name another, and let them select a third."
She agreed; we selected the umpires and they decided against the store!
It had come about in this way. The store rule had been that cashiers paid for shortages in their accounts as—in our view—a penalty for carelessness; we did not care about the money. This girl had been short in an account; the amount had been deducted from her pay, and, not being afraid to speak out, she complained:
"If I am over in my accounts, it is a mistake; but if I am short, am I a thief? Why should I pay back the money? Why can't a mistake be made in either direction?"