New York
On January 31, 2022, RPEA Executive Director Edward Farrell testified during the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on Workforce Development, highlighting the need to adjust the Pension Fund Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) which hasn't changed in 22 years. Farrell stated:…
By Nick Reisman City of Albany PUBLISHED 5:52 AM ET Jan. 25, 2022 A group that represents a half-million retired state and local government workers on Monday urged the federal government to expand access to free COVID-19 tests to include people…
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…
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…
Don’t throw away that envelope before you open it! That’s the advice from the Retired Public Employees Association to anyone eligible to receive a COVID-19 stimulus payment from the federal government. Some of these payments are in the form of…
The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), representing the interests of nearly 500,000 state and local government retirees in the State Retirement System, today voiced concerns over items proposed in the FY 2020-2021 state budget, which would reduce health insurance benefits.…
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…
The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), which represents the interests of nearly 500,000 retirees and beneficiaries from New York state and local governments, has announced the election of RPEA President Diana Hinchcliff and Executive Vice President Mary Frye. Both Diana…
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…
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…
Retirees to Legislature: Keep Hands Off Pension Fund Ed Farrell, Executive Director of the Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), testified on behalf of nearly 500,000 retirees at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, urged the Legislature not to pass a bill which…
RPEA Calls for Equity for Retired Public Employees in the 2019-20 State Budget Retirees Should Not Be Asked to Subsidize Amazon Tax Breaks RPEA Requests Funding Be Reinstated in the 2019-20 Budget to Maintain Support for Health Insurance for a…