Leaving Membership

When your time as a worker-owner is over, you still have options to participate in the project.

Deciding to Leave

You may leave membership at any time while working at the cooperative, and you are required to end your Patron membership if you stop working at the cooperative. You are entitled to the balance of your internal capital account if/when you decide to leave the cooperative's Patron (worker-owner) membership.

Cashing Out

You can decide to cash out the balance of your internal capital account and the Cooperative must refund your entire balance within 6 months of your last day of work with any Obran company. You will receive a Notice of Patron Member Departure and will be sent a check or electronic payment.

Transitioning to Investor Membership

If you prefer, you can move your capital account balance to an Investor Membership to continue earning dividends on the balance.

Investor Members do not have the same rights and privileges of worker-owner members.