The Looming Retirement Security Crisis
On November 13, 2024, the Alliance held a retirement security symposium entitled The Looming Retirement Security Crisis. The event brought government officials, labor movement leaders, policy experts, Social Security and pension advocates, academics, attorneys, and economists together to discuss retirement security and social insurance issues. Attendees learned about ways for individuals and the government to take action that ensures retirement security for all.
Speakers included Rep. John Larson (CT), AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, and officials from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Videos of the event and copies of the speakers’ presentations are below.
Videos and Presentations
Symposium Overview and Introduction of AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr.
Video Greeting, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
- PBGC Acting Director Ann Orr
- Office of Policy and External Affairs Senior Advisor Anne Henderson
- PBGC Policy, Research, and Analysis Department Actuary Kevin Muse
- PBGC Corporate Finance & Restructuring Department Director Adi Berger
“Mine Workers Pensions: How We Got Here and Where We are Going,” United Mine Workers of America Executive Assistant Phil Smith
Retirement Security Panel: “Keeping The Pension Promise: How to Win Retirement Security for All Americans”
- AFL-CIO Deputy Director of Corporations and Capital Markets Brandon Rees
- AFSCME Labor Advocate Sisto Campana
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Senior Economist Monique Morrisey
- International Association of Machinists Union (IAM) Senior Economist Ilana Boivie
Congressman John Larson (D-CT)
“Protecting your Money: Tips from the SEC and CFPB”
- Brynne Keith-Jennings, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans Engagement Policy Fellow
- Erin Scheithe, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (SEC)
“Butch Lewis Update: Still More Work To Do,” National United Committee to Protect Pensions (NUCPP) President Ken Stribling
“Implementing a Secure Retirement for All,” American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Legislative Representative Jeff Cruz
National WEP/GPO Repeal Task Force Call to Action, Connecticut Alliance President Bette Marafino and Connecticut Alliance Member Mary Moninger-Elia
“Post Election – Next Steps for Social Security,” Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Richard Fiesta
Closing Remarks, Alliance President Robert Roach, Jr.
