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This dissertation examines the origins, functions, and effects of precarious schedules—characterized by unpredictable timing or hours of work—in the US labor market. I focus on the retail sector, which has drawn scrutiny for unstable scheduling practices, such as on-call shifts …

Until recently, worker-owned cooperatives—firms whose employees fully co-own and democratically operate their workplace, and who share equally in its profits—existed in the U.S. primarily as part of a marginal effort to work toward social and economic equality. Since the 2008 fi…