Bankrupting Retirement: Retirement Security and Bankruptcy as an Employer Strategy

Wednesday, September 11 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Room 408-A

Participants in this session will learn how bankruptcy is being used as a weapon in the assault on pensions and retirement security and how workers and their unions can fight back. This session will draw on the experience of unions in the private and public sectors, at companies like Patriot Coal and in cities such as Detroit, and lay out how campaigns, the courts and Congress can be used to protect workers and retirees. Participants also will explore the connection between employers’  use of bankruptcy and the broader attack on retirement security and the importance of winning retirement security for all.

Moderator(s)

Damon Silvers and Brandon Rees, AFL-CIO

Participants

Larry Roehrig, Secretary-Treasurer, AFSCME Council 25, and International Vice President
Grant Crandall, General Counsel, UMWA
David Jury, Associate General Counsel, USW
Robert Roach Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, IAM (invited)