SEC Proposals to Silence Shareholders Would Undermine Property Rights and Trust in Public Markets

The SEC today proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8, the rule that has governed the inclusion of shareholder proposals in company proxy materials since 1942. The proposals would remove one of the most effective and least expensive risk-detection mechanisms in American capital markets, at a cost borne every investor who owns a share of a public company.

Shareholder RightsGuest UserSeptember 16, 2026SEC, Resolution

Shareholder Representative As You Sow Raises Deep Concern About SEC Initiation of a Process to Eliminate Rule 14A-8

If enacted, ending 14A-8 would put an end to 83 years of federal enforcement of shareholders’ right to raise issues of concern about corporate risk.

Shareholder RightsGuest UserSeptember 1, 2026SEC, Resolution

SkyWest Investors Send Unmistakable Message for Third Consecutive Year: Labor Rights Matter

As You Sow today responded to vote results released by SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) in the wake of its Annual General Meeting held May 5, 2026.

Social JusticeRyon HarmsMay 19, 2026SkyWest, Labor Rights, shareholder advocacy, Resolution

As You Sow Files Lawsuit Challenging Chubb’s Refusal to Put Shareholder Proposal Addressing Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis on Company Proxy

As You Sow, the nation’s leading shareholder representative, today filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against global insurance giant Chubb Limited, challenging the company’s decision to exclude a shareholder proposal from its 2026 proxy materials.