Summary of David Webber's The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder
Everest Media
Availability:
Ebook in format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Ebook in format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Everest Media LLC
Everest Media LLC
DRM:
Open - No Protection
Open - No Protection
Publication Year:
2022
2022
ISBN-13:
9781669360230
Description:
Please note:This audiobook has been generated using AI Voice. This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 In 2003, Safeway, a California-based supermarket chain, sought to boost profits by cutting employee benefits. The company’s CEO, Steven Burd, hoped to make the workers pay for his mistakes by cutting their pay.
#2 Burd, having anticipated a potential strike, sold off his shares in preparation. He also entered into a revenue-sharing agreement among Safeway's subsidiaries, Vons, Albertsons, and the Kroger Company's store Ralphs.
#3 George Burd, the CEO of Safeway, faced a labor dispute with his employees when they went on strike.
#4 Albert Burd, the CEO of Safeway, was voted out by the company’s shareholders in 1999 after a labor-led campaign against him and his allies on the board.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 In 2003, Safeway, a California-based supermarket chain, sought to boost profits by cutting employee benefits. The company’s CEO, Steven Burd, hoped to make the workers pay for his mistakes by cutting their pay.
#2 Burd, having anticipated a potential strike, sold off his shares in preparation. He also entered into a revenue-sharing agreement among Safeway's subsidiaries, Vons, Albertsons, and the Kroger Company's store Ralphs.
#3 George Burd, the CEO of Safeway, faced a labor dispute with his employees when they went on strike.
#4 Albert Burd, the CEO of Safeway, was voted out by the company’s shareholders in 1999 after a labor-led campaign against him and his allies on the board.