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Article 1 - Membership

  1. Classes of Members. The Cooperative shall have one class of Members.

  2. Becoming a Member. To become a Member of this Cooperative, a person must:

    1. Work for the Cooperative for 650 hours or six months, whichever period is longer; this period of time is called the "Candidacy Period."
    2. Be approved by the existing Members, by means of the process described in Section 1.3
    3. Receive a copy of the Cooperative's Disclosure Statement and Bylaws.

  3. Acceptance of Members. The application review and approval process for a Prospective Member is as follows:

    1. The Board of Directors or an empowered hiring committee shall receive the membership application from a Prospective Member and shall submit it to the Members for approval.
    2. The Members shall then decide by the Modified Consensus Decision-Making Process described in Section 5.2 whether to approve the application.
    3. If the application is not approved, the applicant's employment shall be immediately terminated, unless the Members choose to specify a further Candidacy Period to be followed by a second decision of the Members on whether to approve the application.
    4. Upon approval of the application, and meeting the qualifications listed in Becoming a Member in Section 1.2, the applicant shall immediately become a Member.
    5. Members may recommend waiving the Candidacy Period for a Prospective Member. This recommendation shall then be submitted to the Board of Directors or an empowered hiring committee for approval under the following conditions:
      1. Members may submit this proposal at any time during the Prospective Members Candidacy Period.
      2. The Board of Directors or empowered hiring committee shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such recommendations.
    6. Given an approved recommendation, the Cooperative may waive the Candidacy Period for a former or prospective Member's Membership immediately by a 75% vote of all Members.

  4. Members May Not Transfer Their Memberships. No Member may transfer their Membership or any right arising from that Membership. Any attempted assignment or transfer of Membership shall be void, and will not confer rights on the intended assignee or transferee.