S.2909 - Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act

A bill to provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act as introduced.
  • Short: WORK Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/18/2009--Introduced.Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionm
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12/18/2009--Introduced.Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking. Requires the Office Director, with federal grants and acting as an information clearinghouse, to:
(1) support existing programs in the states designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking; and
(2) promote the formation of new such programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a program, administered by the Director, which is designed to foster employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States.

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12/21/09
Senator Sanders and Colleagues Propose New, and Effective, Ideas to Save ...

The first bill, S. 2909, is to provide state programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decision making throughout the United ...

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08/30/10
Senate HELP Committee Meeting Discusses S 2909 and S 2914 / ESOPs ...

The purpose of the meeting was to educate the public on S. 2909 - Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) and S. 2914 - United States Employee Ownership Bank Act. The listed witnesses included the following: ...

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08/21/10
Please join Senator Sanders at a Hearing on Worker Ownership - No ...

The first bill, S.2909, would establish state programs designed to expand employee ownership and participation in business decision making throughout the United States. The second, S. 2914, would provide for the establishment of the ...

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05/26/10
Employee Ownership: A Promising Asset Building Strategy

...federal level, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont recently proposed two pieces of legislation to support employee ownership (S.2909 and S.2914). Given the challenges of today’s economic and political environment, one might argue that a focus on trying

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