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https://drpop.org/mondragon-how-do-you-become-a-member/ https://drpop.org/mondragon-how-do-you-become-a-member/ > The path to becoming a member of one of the cooperatives begins much like any other employment relationship – a position must be available, and the individual needs to be the right person for the job, as well as pre-disposed to cooperation. Once that is established, the worker is hired into a six-month contract as a temporary employee, much like the provisional period for many employees in a conventional enterprise. > Depending on the proven suitability of the employee for the job and the availability of long-term work in the company, a good employee may be proposed for membership, or in cases where long-term work is not yet available, offered a renewed contract (for no more than three years). In some cases, “unsuitable” workers, who just don’t work out, may be asked to leave. > Once membership is mutually accepted, the worker has 36 months to contribute his or her initial capital share of €15,000 , which represents the system’s minimum annual salary. This can be amortized through salary deductions, or in some cases borrowed from a bank as “capital to work.” > At any given time at least 80% of the workers of any Mondragon cooperative must be full-fledged members.