Explicit right to unionization

best_practices.md

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+# Best Practices Mandate
+
+This document lists the security practices that the Intrusive Thoughts
+Creative Collective requires its members strictly adhere to in order
+to protect ourselves as an organization from external threats.
+
+This document is maintained by the Infrastructure Committee. Any
+change to this document should be announced to the collective body.

constitution.md

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    time at which they intend to leave the collective, which shall be
    respected by the collective body.
 
+### Sec 6. Organization
+
+1. The members of the collective body have a right to unionize.
+
+2. Intimidation or retribution against any member for exercising their
+   right to organization, or for discussing organization, or for
+   exercising collective bargaining, is recognized as undemocratic
+   behavior and is therefore grounds for expulsion.
+
 ## Article IV. Committees
 
 1. Committees may be chartered only by this Constitution.
@@ -163,6 +172,14 @@ and spread our shared vision of a humane social order.
    morale of the collective and fostering a sense of _esprit de
    corps_.
 
+7. The Personnel Committee is responsible for maintaining the
+   [Personnel Committee Charter][personnel], documenting the
+   procedures, policies, and bylaws specific to the Personnel
+   Committee therein.
+
+   1. Any changes to the Personnel Committee Charter must be
+      announced to the collective body.
+
 ### Sec 3. Infrastructure Committee
 
 1. The Infrastructure Committee shall be composed of members of the
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    IT assets and infrastructure, as well as any physical Collective
    assets.
 
-3. The Infrastructure Committee shall be responsible for provisioning
+3. The Infrastructure Committee shall be responsible for defining the
+   Collective's security practices, and shall document these practices
+   in the [Best Practices Mandate][best-practices].
+
+4. The Infrastructure Committee shall be responsible for provisioning
    and acquiring new IT assets for the Collective as mandated by the
    other committees and/or the collective body.
 
-4. The Infrastructure Committee shall be responsible for assisting all
+5. The Infrastructure Committee shall be responsible for assisting all
    members of the collective body in the use of Collective IT assets.
 
-5. Immediately upon discovery of any instance of unauthorized access
+6. Immediately upon discovery of any instance of unauthorized access
    of any Collective IT asset, the Infrastructure Committee shall
    announce the incident to the collective and subsequently begin the
    process of mitigating damages and advising any affected
    members. This damage-control process takes priority over any other
    responsibility of the Infrastructure Committee.
 
+7. The Infrastructure Committee is responsible for maintaining the
+   [Infrastructure Committee Charter][infrastructure], documenting the
+   procedures, policies, and bylaws specific to the Infrastructure
+   Committee therein.
+
+   1. Any changes to the Infrastructure Committee Charter must be
+      announced to the collective body.
+
 ### Sec 4. Engineering Committee
 
 1. The Engineering Committee shall be composed of any members of the
@@ -265,9 +294,9 @@ and spread our shared vision of a humane social order.
 
 ### Sec 3. Recall
 
-1. A member holding an elected office may be recalled from that
+1. A member holding an elected office or an appointed position may be
-   elected office with a two-thirds decision of the voting body, or
+   recalled from that position with a two-thirds decision of the
-   the body to which they are beholden.
+   voting body, or the body to which they are beholden.
 
 ## Article VI. Roles
 
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    [Collective document repository][doc-repo].
 
 2. After a period of review of at least one week, with the unanimous
-   consent of all six founding members of the Intrusive Thoughts
+   consent of all five founding members of the Intrusive Thoughts
    Creative Collective, this document will be ratified by merging it
    into the `main` branch of the repository.
 
-3. Upon ratification of this document, the six founding members will
+3. Upon ratification of this document, the five founding members will
    automatically become members of the Collective.
 
 4. Upon ratification of this document, there shall be a grace period
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       amendment with the same text as a previously-rejected amendment
       may be submitted.
 
-
+[best-practices]: best_practices.md
 [business]: business.md
 [coc]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [core-infrastructure]: core_infrastructure.md
 [creative]: creative.md
 [doc-repo]: https://git.of.the.spectacle.lol/intrusive/docs
 [engineering]: engineering.md
+[infrastructure]: infrastructure.md
 [rcv]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting
 [recruitment]: recruitment.md

infrastructure.md

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+# Infrastructure Committee Charter
+
+This document defines the procedures, policies, and bylaws specific to
+the Infrastructure Committee of the Intrusive Thoughts Creative
+Collective.
+
+This document is maintained by the Infrastructure Committee. Any
+changes must be announced to the collective body.

personnel.md

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+# Personnel Committee Charter
+
+This document defines the procedures, policies, and bylaws specific to
+the Personnel Committee of the Intrusive Thoughts Creative Collective.
+
+This document is maintained by the Personnel Committee. Any changes
+must be announced to the collective body.