by admin old | Nov 21, 2013
Whereas: The issue of massive government surveillance of the United States population has become front page news following the release of information by Edward Snowden; Whereas: Our company is one of the country’s largest telecommunications corporations with over 100...
by admin old | Nov 21, 2013
Resolved: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors undertake a review and institute any appropriate policy changes, such as amending the bylaws or other actions needed, to make it more practical to deny indemnification of directors when appropriate from the...
by admin old | Nov 21, 2013
RESOLVED: To amend Article IV of the By-Laws, by inserting after Section 4.3, a new Section 4.4. 4.4. Board Committee on Human Rights. There is established a Board Committee on Human Rights, to review the implications of company policies, above and beyond matters of...
by admin old | Nov 21, 2013
WHEREAS: The role of money in politics is a highly contentious issue. WHEREAS: Our CEO, Howard Shultz, has championed a boycott of donating to political candidates as a solution to our broken political system. WHEREAS: Our company tends to make few political...
by admin old | Nov 21, 2013
RESOLVED: To amend Article IV of the By-Laws, by inserting after Section 4.1, a new Section 4.2. SECTION 6. Board Committee on Human Rights. There is established a Board Committee on Human Rights, to review the implications of company policies, above and beyond...
by admin old | Nov 20, 2013
Whereas: The labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is an increasing matter of concern among state legislators across the United States; Whereas: Connecticut and Maine have passed laws requiring labeling of GMOs and at least fifteen states have offered...
by Harrington Investments | May 8, 2013
I. Good morning fellow shareowners. II. My first Bank of America meeting was about forty years ago in San Francisco at the Masonic Auditorium. I questioned President Clausen as to why Bank of America was loaning money to the white minority government of South Africa...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 25, 2013
By Michael J. Moore Originally Published in Bloomberg.com Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the investment bank nicknamed “Government Sachs” because of senior executives who have moved into public posts, won’t be entering politics itself. A shareholder proposal that the...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 18, 2013
By Jason Notte Article published in MSN Money What’s the point of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 freeing up corporate campaign contributions if companies don’t shovel truckloads of money at candidates to protect their political...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 1, 2013
Reprinted from Responsible-Investor.com Citizens United-related shareholder motion rejected by SEC by Daniel Brooksbank | March 1st, 2013 Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has avoided having to face an acerbic shareholder resolution calling on it to explore the...
