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News

  • 14 April 2022

    2022 Proxy Season Bulletin

    The CWC Secretariat invites asset owners and managers to consider supporting the following shareholder resolutions related to decent work and labour rights during the 2022 proxy season.
    Building on filings from 2021, there continues to be heightened shareholder interest in fundamental labour (...)

  • 11 April 2022

    Reporting on Labour Rights at Amazon.com: Expectations from the Committee on Workers’ Capital

    The CWC appreciates that Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) is planning to report on how it implements its commitments to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
    Since Amazon has not yet outlined just what it will include in its report, and, given our concerns regarding Amazon’s record on (...)

  • 28 April 2021

    2021 Proxy Season Bulletin

    The CWC invites you to consider the following proposals during the 2021 North American/European Proxy Season. A comprehensive list of key vote recommendations either filed by or supported by CWC participants is provided in the Excel spreadsheet below. This list will be updated on a continual (...)

  • 14 June 2019

    Proxy Alert: Alphabet Inc.

    Please consider a vote in support of Resolution 11 at Alphabet Inc. (parent company of Google): Stockholder proposal regarding the nomination of an employee representative director
    The Change to Win (CtW) Investment Group has filed the following resolution: THAT shareholders of Alphabet Inc. (...)

  • 31 October 2018

    Proxy Alert: Woolworths Group Limited (ASX: WOW)

    We are encouraging CWC participants’ funds to vote in support of two shareholder resolutions at the upcoming Woolworths Group Limited AGM on November 21.
    The following two shareholder resolutions have been filed by LUCRF Super and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR): (...)
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Documents

  • 13 May 2021

    Voting for Workers at Amazon.com, Inc.: CWC Proxy Season Brief

    Amazon.com, Inc. AGM Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
    This proxy season, Amazon’s investors have opportunities to press the company to improve its workforce management and oversight. This investor brief summarizes shareholder resolutions that touch on issues related to workers’ rights at Amazon – (...)

  • 28 March 2018

    Host Hotels & Resorts Shareholder Resolution

    UNITE HERE is urging shareholders to support a resolution it filed for an annual sustainability report at Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST). The AGM will be held on May 17, 2018.
    The text of the resolution reads as follows:
    Shareholders request Host Hotels & Resorts (“Host”) issue (...)

  • 27 March 2018

    XPO Shareholder Resolution

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund has filed a shareholder resolution at XPO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: XPO). AGM date: May 17, 2018.
    The text of the resolution reads as follows:
    Shareholders request XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO”) issue an annual sustainability report describing (...)

  • 23 March 2018

    ITF Shareholder Letter: ICTSI

    Paddy Crumlin, President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation and co-chair of the Committee on Workers Capital, writes letter to International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) shareholders.
    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recommends shareholders vote (...)

  • 21 March 2018

    CWC Proxy Alert: BBVA & Santander

    The Confederación sindical de comisiones obreras (CCOO) has issued proxy vote recommendations for the 2018 season: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Banco Santander. The recommendations for abstentions and votes against management, which reflect issues of concern to the trade union (...)
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