31. About a quarter of its shares are held by current workers through an employee stock ownership plan . 32. United should drop the ESOP ( employee stock ownership plan , created in the restructuring six years ago ). 33. All employees can earn a share of ownership through the Westat Employee Stock Ownership Plan ( ESOP ). 34. Although IDG employs more than 10, 000 people worldwide, employee stock ownership plans vary from country to country. 35. Republicans would also repeal a 50 % interest income tax exclusion for financial institution to employee stock ownership plans . 36. 1989 : established an employee stock ownership plan ( ESOP ), becoming a 100 % employee-owned company by 1995. 37. The poorly structured employee stock ownership plan has also failed to immediately benefit _ and thus motivate _ workers. 38. Another jingle, " Run the business like you own it, " was supported by aggressive employee stock ownership plans . 39. Audy Waldrop, a Nichols employee stock ownership plan participant who attended Wednesday's meeting, said he supported the Highwoods merger. 40. The machinists own 37 percent of the employee stock ownership plan , salaried non-union employees own the remaining 17 percent.