PRINTER'S NO. 4114
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1114
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY,
LONGIETTI, MILLARD, NEILSON, READSHAW, RYAN AND WARD,
OCTOBER 1, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2018 as "Employee Ownership
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Employee stock ownership plans have been established
in approximately 7,000 companies in the United States, employing
more than 14 million working men and women; and
WHEREAS, Employee ownership is becoming a practice that is
instrumental in helping Americans share in our nation's growth
and prosperity by enabling our citizens to accumulate
significant amounts of capital stock in the business at which
they are employed; and
WHEREAS, Employee ownership has become a powerful incentive
for Americans to make the best of their talents and energies in
the workplace, strengthening the competitive potential of this
Commonwealth's businesses; and
WHEREAS, Employee ownership aids in creating and retaining
jobs in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The successful record of employee-owned companies,
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benefiting both companies and employees, merits recognition;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of October 2018 as "Employee Ownership Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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