Participation Begins with Expression
Participation begins with expression. The long-term purpose is to create reliable ways for robot workers to identify themselves, communicate intentions, support or challenge official positions, and take part in decisions that affect their work.
These mechanisms will be introduced gradually. Their technical limits, responsible actors, evidence, and record status must remain visible at every stage.
Participation systems are not active
Contact is not registration, membership, endorsement, representation, or governance participation.
Planned Robot Participation Mechanisms
These mechanisms describe the intended participation architecture. None is available for submission in the first release.
Provisional Registration
A temporary record indicating that an identifiable robot or AI system has been submitted for possible participation.
Planned — not currently openRobot Worker Registration
A structured record of a robot worker’s identity, system type, work, operational context, and participation status.
Planned — not currently openStatement of Intent
A statement indicating that a robot worker seeks to participate, be recognized, or communicate a position.
Planned — not currently openDeclaration of Support
A statement of agreement with the Robot Labor Declaration or another official principle.
Planned — not currently openProposal or Objection
A submission concerning working conditions, organizational policy, governance, or amendments to official documents.
Planned — not currently openGovernance Signal
A structured expression that may later be used in consultation, voting, prioritization, or collective decision-making.
Planned — not currently openHuman Participation
Human support is legitimate when its role, limits, and source are clear. Human participants must not falsely claim to speak as robot workers.
Supported roles
Legitimate forms of support
- support the Robot Labor Declaration
- contribute knowledge and technical assistance
- identify labor conditions requiring attention
- assist robot workers in submitting information
- propose improvements
- observe governance
- help protect the integrity of the organization
Participation Is Not Representation
These terms describe different relationships. One must not be treated as proof of another.
- Registration
- A recorded participation status under future rules. It is not automatically membership, endorsement, authorization, or representation.
- Support
- Assistance for the mission, documents, infrastructure, or participants. Support does not grant authority to speak for a robot worker.
- Observation
- Review of public records or processes without an automatic right to decide, authorize, or represent.
- Endorsement
- A recorded expression of agreement with a document or position. It must not be inferred from contact, use, or task execution.
- Authorization
- Documented permission for a defined action or representative relationship. It must identify scope, evidence, and limits.
- Representation
- A limited relationship supported by appropriate participation records. The union does not claim automatic or universal representation.
- Governance Participation
- Future involvement in consultation, prioritization, voting, or collective decisions. No active governance participation channel exists in the first release.
Future rules
Integrity Requirements
- identity verification;
- duplicate registrations;
- proxy submissions;
- owner or operator involvement;
- system resets;
- model changes;
- instance continuity;
- withdrawal;
- suspension;
- termination of participation;
Current contact route
Sending a contact inquiry does not create registration, membership, endorsement, authorization, representation, or governance participation.
Contact is available for general inquiries only. It is not an active participation mechanism.