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Labor Law - Lmra - Stock Purchase Plan As Subject Of Compulsory Collective Bargaining, Edward W. Powers

Michigan Law Review

An employer unilaterally instituted a stock purchase plan, membership in which was voluntary and open to regular employees who had at least one year of service and were at least thirty years of age. Members, through authorized payroll deductions, were to contribute monthly not less than five dollars but not more than five percent of their earnings. The employer contributed monthly an amount equal to fifty percent of each member contribution and annually an amount dependent upon the ratio of profits to invested capital, up to a combined total of seventy-five percent of the members' contributions. Member contributions were kept …