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News Release: New York City Retirees Win Again!

      Court Blocks Medicare Advantage Switch   The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), representing the interests of state and local government employees, applauds the recent decision of a New York Supreme Court judge to issue a temporary restraining…

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RPEA Letter to the Editor in the Albany Times Union

OPINION – DiNapoli pension fund decision victory for retirees, climate Thursday, January 21, 2021. With New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's announcement that the state's retirement fund will get to net-zero emissions by 2040, the Times Union noted an important…

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RPEA’s 2020 Annual Meeting Goes Virtual

Annual Meeting Goes Virtual on October 21 RPEA's Annual Meeting is going virtual this year! Even though large, in-person meetings are not authorized at this time, that does not mean the 2020 RPEA Annual Meeting won’t happen. By using available…

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RPEA Scores Another Legislative Victory

Governor Cuomo has signed RPEA's bill to increase the amount a state or local government retiree can earn when returning to public employment without a reduction in pension benefits. The bill raises the earnings cap for public retirees from $30,000…

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RPEA Supports Fellow Retirees

To show solidarity with all retirees, RPEA has written to members of the New York Congressional Delegation urging them to stabilize the multi-employer pension fund crisis affecting our fellow retirees. Many of those retirees were employed in the trucking industry…

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Retirees Voice Concern over Health Insurance Proposal

The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) representing the interests of nearly 500,000 state and local government retirees, today expressed concern about the elimination of all private health insurance in New York, and the creation of a new single payer health…

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