WASHINGTON — CtW Investment Group, a fund associated with the Change to Win union coalition, yesterday said it had sent a letter to the board of directors of Whole Foods Market asking for the removal of John Mackey as chairman and chief executive officer, citing his recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that was critical of health care reform efforts.
"While we respect Mr. Mackey's First Amendment right to express his political views, as he did for instance in noting that the Constitution contains no 'right' to health care, we hasten to point out that neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of the Constitution give Mr. Mackey or any other CEO the right to retain their position regardless of behavior or performance," the letter stated.
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