Traci Dority-Shanklin
The Power of Resilience Is Within You
The new year is a time for us to take inventory of our lives. I like to look at my life from the 10,000-foot view and score my year. My ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
A Hybrid Retirement Solution or Pension Reform?
Once upon a time, you could work 25 or 30 years for one employer or in one industry and expect to be rewarded for your loyalty and hard...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Uniontrack’s Engage App
Uniontrack’s Engage is a first-to-market software app designed to help labor unions reduce day-to-day operating expenses and solve ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Veteran Training: Helmets to Hardhats
Each year, 200,000 service members at 140 military installations in the US and around the globe are expected to separate from active...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Value of Union Membership
Before I start my blog about the value of union membership, I have some rather sad news. AFL-CIO president, Richard Trumka, passed away...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
The PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize
You’ve probably been hearing about the PRO Act all over the news cycle, but what is it? The PRO Act is the Protecting the Right to ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Jul 18, 2021
- 4 min
Defining the Gig Worker
According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, a gig worker is “a person who works temporary jobs typically in the service sector as...
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- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
George Floyd’s Murder and My Daughters
“Mommy, is that going to happen to Anjelique?” sobbed my youngest daughter. My heart broke into a million pieces. I should have changed ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Unionbase, the First Social Media Network for Labor
On the podcast, I spoke with Larry Williams Jr, the founder of Unionbase, the first social media network designed for the Labor ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
What is the American Rescue Plan?
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. With a whopping price tag of $1.9 trillion, this legislation...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Mental Health: Behavioral Coaching Versus Therapy
“Not everyone needs therapy.” These important words were uttered by Dr. Stephanie Straeter on my podcast last week. Stephanie Straeter,...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Mental Health “Help” Care
A January 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll revealed that four in ten adults suffer from stress, anxiety, or depression...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
MPRA Regulations and Pension Reform
We cannot point to one thing that has contributed to our current multiemployer pension fund crisis. Still, one thing is clear — all of ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
The ABCs of the Pension Crisis
There is a growing pension crisis in America. Anyone who’s been listening to the podcast has heard my guests talk about the 130 defined ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Pension Reform: What About Hybrid Plans?
On Friday, John Elliot, a partner at New England Pension Consultants and a 2005 recipient of the Taft-Hartley Consultant of the Year...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Pension Crisis: How We Got Here
The Central States Pension Fund (CSPF) serves 400,000 workers and retirees, but it’s expected to become insolvent by 2025. Before the ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Pension Reform and the New Congress
Our month-long celebration of philanthropy comes to an end. On Friday, February 19, we pivot to pension reform with a new episode ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
What is the Mikva Challenge?
On Friday, I spoke with the retired Chairman of the Board of Marco Consulting, Jack Marco, about The Mikva Challenge. Some of you may not...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Democracy is a Verb with Jack Marco
Our month-long celebration of philanthropy continues. On Friday, February 5, our next spotlight will be on the Mikva Challenge whose ...
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Traci Dority-Shanklin
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Pension Reform and the Butch Lewis Act
Ten million hard-working Americans participate in multiemployer plans. Approximately, 10% or one million of these plan holders belong to...
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