Thursday, May 05, 2005

AFL-CIO to Urge Peabody Energy Shareholders to Enact Governance Reforms at Annual Meeting

The AFL-CIO will urge Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU - News) shareholders to adopt three corporate governance reforms at the company's annual shareholders meeting on Friday, May 6 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton, Missouri.

"The retirement security of America's working families depends in part on companies like Peabody Energy having good corporate governance," explained AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka. "As Peabody Energy shareholders, through their retirement savings, working families deserve a more accountable company."

See full Article.