Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Operating Agreements
Legal Guide to Cooperative Conversions
Guide to Worker Cooperative Bylaws and Operating Agreements
After working with professionals to determine which entity type is right for your worker cooperative, the next step is to work with professionals to develop your governing documents. Bylaws and operating agreements should include high-level information about the governance of the organization. They clarify and codify the democratic governance and ownership of your cooperative, help provide a structure through which the cooperative can grow, and provide a last resort for conflict resolution if relationships break down.
Sample Worker Cooperative Bylaws
Don't start from scratch. Sample worker cooperative bylaws in word doc form for you to edit for your own cooperative.
28 questions to ask before meeting the lawyer
28 essential questions for any start-up to ask - and try to answer - before meeting with a lawyer.
28 preguntas: ¿Estas pensando en empezar una cooperativa de trabajadores? Unas preguntas para revisar antes de reunirse con un abogado
A Layperson’s Guide to the Teamworks Cooperative Network’s Financial and Legal Structures
Guideline for Cooperative Bylaws
Sample By Laws
Equal Exchange Bylaws
Ten Articles of incorporation for Equal Exchange as of 2004.
