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- United for a Fair Economy
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Huge News at Bank of America
A majority of Bank of America's shareholders voted to oust Ken Lewis as Chairman of the company's board. This is huge. It's the first step to real accountability at the financial giant.
After weeks of advocating for major reforms at Bank of America, we delivered more than 90,000 signed "taxpayer proxy cards" to the shareholder meeting yesterday. Watch this video about our actions:
Let's be clear: what happened yesterday is just the first step towards holding Bank of America accountable. Shareholders delivered a major vote of no confidence, but there's much more to be done.
While Ken Lewis is out as chairman of the board, he still remains the CEO of Bank of America. That's why we're calling on CEO Ken Lewis and new BofA Chairman Walter E. Massey to immediately implement these changes:
- Commit to real financial reform
- Stop consumer abuses and predatory lending practices that hurt communities
- Provide bank workers access to affordable healthcare
- Stop lobbying against pro-worker legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act to ensure bank workers have a voice on the job to protect consumers.
Thanks for all you've done to reform Bank of America. Our work is just beginning.
