I've advised Mike on this in detail, but I'll put a summary here. If this committee is going to be negotiating with WMF before we've spoken to a lawyer, then we want to have nothing to do with it.
Thomas, who is "we"? As far as I know, WmUK was one of the many chapters that mandated the committee, so I am not sure whether "we" is "you personally" or whether the board's opinion has officially changed.
I mean WMUK. Strictly speaking, I should have said "we *should* want" or "it would be in our best interests to".
Speaking as a board member (but not the whole board), I felt it was in our best interests to be part of the combined efforts of the chapters to deal with the multiple issues associated with the new agreement. It is simply not an option to try and work unilaterally whilst the other chapters are working on producing a refined version together and as a whole. There is nothing stopping us from seeking legal advice and I believe steps are being taken towards that, but I have to whole heartedly disagree that we should have nothing to do with this commitee.
If, following legal advice and the work being done by the commitee (which we have a representative on), there are still issues with the chapters agreement, we can follow these up. We arent required to renew our agreement for some time so we have some breathing space. Lets work as both a chapter and with the commitee in smoothing over this chapters agreement.
Seddon
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