Taxpayers didn't cause this economic crisis, but we sure are paying the price.
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis leads the way in the predatory, self-serving culture that gets executives rich at the expense of everyone else.
In just two weeks, Bank of America's shareholders will meet to decide CEO Ken Lewis' future at the company. Our government - and by extension, taxpayers - are the single biggest shareholder of Bank of America's stock.
This is our chance to send a message that it's time for Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis to go.
We're asking you to sign a "taxpayer's proxy card" to show your support for firing Lewis and reforming Bank of America - and we'll deliver it directly to Bank of America.
(This video is narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich)
We are demanding these four things:
- Fire CEO Ken Lewis, who has helped destroy the bank and our overall economy
- Stop consumer abuses that hurt our communities, like skyrocketing fees and predatory lending
- Support bank workers' voice on the job to protect consumers and improve living conditions and wages by supporting the Employee Free Choice Act
- Provide affordable quality health care to employees so they do not have to rely on taxpayer-funded public health programs
Banks like Bank of America built a business model on screwing customers, pushing dangerous products, and burying customers in more and more debt. It would be bad enough if Ken Lewis' Bank of America just screwed its customers and taxpayers. But that's not all - the company also screws its workers.
Just days after receiving its first $25 billion bailout, Bank of America was caught hosting a conference call to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act - legislation that would help all working people, including Bank of America employees.
Enough. We need real reform, and it's clear Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis is part of the problem, not the solution. It's time for taxpayers to tell Ken Lewis to go.
We'll be in touch over the next several weeks about how we'll escalate our campaign to fire Ken Lewis. It's the kind of change our country and our economy so desperately need.
P.S. Mark your calendars - save the date on April 28th for a big action related to our campaign.

