Work Requirement

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Member Work Requirement

*The work requirement is suspended while the Buying Club is on hold*    4 hours of work every 4 weeks are required.  Hours can be filled by working shifts on buying club delivery days, at outreach events, or by work in committees.  This does not have to be fulfilled all at once (2 hour slots available), but can be.  Every member is required to sign up for either a distribution day work shift or committee work.  Hours put in beyond the minimum requirement are very much appreciated at this crucial stage of growth, and they can be banked toward future work requirements!

MEMBERSHIP AND WORK SIGNUP HERE

BFC HOURS PLEDGE DRIVE

REPORT WORK HOURS HERE

REPORT PLEDGED HOURS WORKED HERE

Work shift cancellation

If for some reason you can’t work a shift you signed up for, please notify workshift@bushwickfoodcoop.org as soon as possible.  If you cancel within 48 hours of your shift, you are required to work double make ups.

not meeting the work hour requirement

The requirement to be part of the coop is to put in 4 hours every 4 weeks of work.  The reason why a coop works — why we’re able to keep mark up so low — is that all of us volunteer our labor, which is the biggest cost in retail.  Not putting in your hours means you’re not doing your part to help the coop run and achieve our goal of opening a storefront!

If you haven’t done your hours, you are automatically put on alert.  You have a month to catch up on hours.  If you still haven’t caught up on hours after a month, you will be suspended from ordering from the buying club.  We will officially start this process in January — putting members on alert that haven’t caught up on hours.  In February we’ll suspend from ordering those members who haven’t caught up on hours.

If you think you might need more hours, please email: workshift@bushwickfoodcoop.org

banking hours

Old work hours count!  New work hours count! Any work you have done with the coop counts toward the work hour requirement.  If you work more than the required 4 hours in a 4 week period, those hours will be “banked” toward future work hour requirements.

Please report your hours here.

putting your membership on hold

If you will be out of town or unable to order for 4 weeks or more, you may place your membership on hold so that you don’t accrue work hour debt.

Just email workshift@bushwickfoodcoop.org if you wish to put your membership on hold.  You will automatically be taken off hold once you place an order with the buying club.

Paying your dues means your a member for life; you can always return to the coop.

Meeting Attendance

Members can attend the General Monthly Meetings and any Committee meetings and receive credit for time spent toward the work requirement.  Attendance must be taken and attendees must sign in to receive work credit.

Reporting Work Hours

When you work a shift on buying club day, make sure you sign off at the end of your shift!  Please keep track of hours and description of work done in committee.  Report committee work at: REPORT WORK HOURS HERE. Back hours may be reported as well.

Work Exempt (Pending Member Vote)

• Disability
• Maternity Leave

For questions related to workhifts, email workshift@bushwickfoodcoop.org .