May 1, 2019

ESOPs and Primary Town Hall Forums

Executive Director

With the primary season about to launch, town hall forums will become a staple of at least the Democratic primaries, and possibly Republican as well. This is a great opportunity to promote employee ownership. Send employee owners to the town halls ready to ask whether the candidates support employee ownership, or consider inviting candidates to a town hall at your own facility. Even better, contact the state Democratic or Republican party to find out schedules and whom to contact to suggest a town hall on this idea. You can also go to the candidate's website and contact them via their contact form. With so many candidates in the race, while getting a response from any one specific person may be a long shot, chances of finding one of the 20-plus to say yes are much better.