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Bill would reserve worker board seats at large co‑ops; employees, unions and co‑op leaders spar in hearing
Summary
House Bill 1635 would require cooperative associations and large consumer cooperatives with at least 2,500 employees worldwide to reserve two board seats for non‑supervisory employees, selected by a majority vote of non‑supervisory staff.
Representative Cindy Ryu (D‑30th) introduced House Bill 1635 on Feb. 12, proposing that large cooperative associations and consumer cooperatives with 2,500 or more employees worldwide reserve two board seats for non‑supervisory employees selected by their fellow non‑supervisory employees.
"If they purport to be membership driven, then why are they basically cutting out employees who do not have that multinational CEO type of experience?" Representative Cindy Ryu said during the hearing, arguing that employees provide ground‑level knowledge that would benefit large cooperatives.
Staff described the bill's mechanics: cooperative associations formed under the Cooperative Associations Act and consumer cooperatives under the Nonprofit Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporations Act that have 2,500 or more employees worldwide must specify in their…
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