EO+WD Weekend Newsletter, Vol. 19
A new ESOP bill hits the US Senate; employees in California attempt to save an historic brewery
Welcome Back!
We hope you’ve been enjoying (and not overheating!) in this month’s warmer weatherÂ
What We’ve Been ReadingÂ
Two U.S. Senators introduced a bill that aims to foster the growth of S-Corporations ESOP ownership
UK Engineering firm RJ Power Group has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
Employees at the United States’ oldest craft brewer are fighting to save the company by buying it themselvesÂ
Prof. Hand is back in Oxford this week (hence the use of a before historic in our title above) on a short a Visiting Fellowship with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Also in Oxford is the Centre for Mutual and Co-owned Business, a longstanding font of research on alternative forms of ownership.
What We’ve Been WritingÂ
Reid covers the details of the U.S. Labor Department’s plan to increase employee ownership throughout the United StatesÂ
In Case You Missed ItÂ
Dr. Hand created an introductory resource on all things Employee Ownership - be sure to check it out if you haven’t!
The Employee Ownership + Workplace Democracy Research Cluster (EO+WD) is a joint project of University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) professor Mark Hand and students at Southern Methodist University (SMU).