Events

"Wake Up, Washington!" Month

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (All day) - Friday, October 15, 2010 (All day)

Retirement USA – an initiative working toward a universal, secure, and adequate pension system for all Americans – is sponsoring “Wake Up, Washington!” Month, a speak-out about retirement security, which will take place from September 15 to October 15.  The month will be a time for Americans across the country to tell lawmakers to keep their hands off of Social Security and to fix our patchwork private retirement system.

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Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 10:00
Washington, DC

Full Committee Hearing - The Wobbly Stool: Retirement (In)security in America

For additional information and to watch the hearing live, visit the website for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at http://help.senate.gov/.

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Retirement USA Reveals Nation's Retirement Income Deficit at Launch of "Wake Up, Washington!" Month

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 09:30
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

At a press conference in Washington, D.C. today, Retirement USA released the Retirement Income Deficit – the gap between the pensions and retirement savings that American households have today and what they should have today to maintain their living standards in retirement.  Using conservative assumptions, the Retirement Income Deficit is estimated to be $6.6 trillion.  The figure was released as part of the launch of “Wake Up, Washington!” Month, a speak-out on retirement security, which runs from September 15 to October 15.

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Re-Envisioning Retirement Security

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 09:00

On October 21, 2009, Retirement USA held a conference, Re-Envisioning Retirement Security, in Washington, D.C.  Labor Secretary Hilda Solis delivered the keynote address, and other notable speakers included Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO; Anna Burger, SEIU secretary-treasurer and chair of Change to Win; and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston.

Conference participants heard why a new private retirement system is needed; learned about the principles that should underlie a new system; and discussed proposals for a universal, secure, and adequate system for the future.  Retirement USA is an initiative that is working to create a system that, along with Social Security, will provide universal, secure, and adequate retirement income to future retirees.

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March 2009 Launch

Monday, March 9, 2009 - 09:00

On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, experts from the Economic Policy Institute, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the Pension Rights Center, and the Service Employees International Union 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.

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