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But it's more prominent this year. If Schumer's legislation passes, you'll see a lot more.
Usually, shareholder proposals on proxy statements are a bunch of crap anyway. There are all sorts of ways for the company to exclude them from the proxy. They rarely pass, but some are getting more attention.
But, the notion that an everyday individual investor has any power is pretty illusionary. First, if an individual investor doesn't like the company's policies, he or she can always just sell the stock. Second, their power is miniscule compared to the power of institutional investors, like banks and pension funds.
If you want your voice to be heart, you're better off being in a pension fund; you can then let the fund manager know how you think the fund should vote its shares.
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