This one is the conclusions of many discussions and also an addition to already proposed resolutions regarding what does or does not qualify to be a worker member at Resonate. I think it’s really essential to try and have a system in place that’s both inviting enough, clear enough but also precise enough that we can accurately track who is doing what, give some margin to worker members once work has been done so that one doesn’t immediately fall out of membership, and yet have a worker member class that’s representative of who’s involved at the time of decision making amongst the worker members etc. Again, kept the already established presentation of resolutions as is for consistency.
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Resolution to simplify qualifying labour contribution
WHEREAS section 10.i. states that a qualifying contribution for membership may be defined by ordinary resolution at a General Meeting,
WHEREAS the current qualifying contribution for Worker Membership would be complicated to track or manage, due to establishing three different systems between which a single worker might transition depending on their work relationship with the co-op :
“THAT the minimum qualifying contributions for a [Worker] Member be as follows;
(i) 80 hours of paid work as an employee of Resonate over a three month period
(ii) 40 hours of paid work as a contractor to Resonate over a three month period
(iii) 20 hours of unpaid work as a volunteer/intern of Resonate over a three month period”
THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the qualifying contribution for a Worker Member be changed to:
40 hours of work over a six month period