Date:
Monday, March 9, 2009 - 09:00 On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, experts from the Economic Policy Institute [1], the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare [2], the Pension Rights Center [3], and the Service Employees International Union [4] launched RETIREMENT USA, an initiative working for a new retirement system that, together with Social Security, will provide universal, secure, and adequate income for future retirees.
Below are links to materials from the press conference.
- Press Release [5]
- Why Now? A Preamble to the Principles for a New Retirement System [6]
- Principles for a New Retirement System [7]
- Making the Case for a New Retirement System [8]
- About the Speakers [9]
- Working Paper [10]
- PowerPoint slides (PDF) [11]
- Watch a slide show [12]of photos from this event.
- Listen to an audio recording [13] of the press conference. The speakers, in order, are
- Karen Ferguson, director of the Pension Rights Center
- Barbara B. Kennelly, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- Steve Abrecht, Director of Benefits and Capital Stewardship for the Service Employees International Union.
- Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute
- Maria P. Freese, Director of Government Relations and Policy for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- Norman Stein, law professor at University of Alabama School of Law and a consultant to the Pension Rights Center
A question-and-answer session follows the presentations.
Contact Retirement USA by sending an e-mail to info@retirement-usa.org [14].