Teamsters Lead Way for Director Accountability at Con-Way
April 22 2008 - 4:43PM
PR Newswire (US)
Shareholders Approve Teamsters Proposal to Hold Annual Elections
for Entire Board of Directors WILMINGTON, Del., April 22
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, a Teamster shareholder proposal
calling on the Board of Directors of Con-Way, Inc. [NYSE: CNW] to
amend the company's governance documents to declassify board of
director elections by providing that all director nominees take
part in annual elections received support from both a majority of
the shares cast as well as the shares outstanding in the Company.
At Con-Way's Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Company reported that
60% of the shares cast supported the Teamster-proposed corporate
governance, or approximately 53% of Con-Way's outstanding shares.
"We are pleased to see Con-Way shareholders stand up for this
important reform," said C. Thomas Keegel, General
Secretary-Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
"By holding annual elections shareholders will have an enhanced
ability to evaluate the performance of their elected
representatives to the Con-Way Board. A majority of shareholders
have voted for Board accountability and we will be watching
intently to see if the Board adopts this important reform." Founded
in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more
than 1.4 million hardworking women and men throughout the United
States, Canada and Puerto Rico. DATASOURCE: International
Brotherhood of Teamsters CONTACT: Galen Munroe of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, +1-202-624-6904, Web Site:
http://www.teamster.org/
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