October 07, 2024

The Looming Retirement Security Crisis

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Location: AFL-CIO Headquarters, Washington, D.C. and also streamed online.

This event will examine the looming retirement security crisis and bring together government officials, labor movement leaders, policy experts, and many others.

The symposium will include a discussion of the next steps to address the diminishing number of Americans who have a defined benefit pension plan. More details will follow as the event approaches.

Click here to register for in-person attendance.

Click here to register for virtual attendance.

Topics

• Post Election – Next Steps for Social Security presentation by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans
• Butch Lewis Act legislation
• “Keeping the Pension Promise: How to Win Retirement Security for all Americans” panel discussion

Speakers

Cecil Roberts, President, or another representative from UMWA

Sisto Campana, Labor Advocate, AFSCME

Jeff Cruz, Legislative Representative, AFGE

Richard Fiesta, Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans

Hector Ortiz, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Brandon Rees, Deputy Director of Corporations and Capital Markets, AFL-CIO