Why it matters
It targets a central governance basics question: which decisions belong to members, boards, officers, managers, or delegated roles?
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New worker co-op teams trying to understand governance roles before writing policies or bylaws.
This free 30-minute recording is a high-level orientation to how worker co-ops distribute ownership and control, distinguish governance from management, and think about representative and collective boards. SELC's primary resource page includes the recording, slide deck, and follow-up resources.
The teach-in uses California cooperative-law examples and briefly discusses a Berkeley loan program, so it is not a current legal guide for every jurisdiction. Use it to frame governance-design questions, then check current local law and organization-specific requirements.
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