RPEC Weekly Newsflash, September 15, 2023 State Treasurer Holds Future of Retirement Security Seminars In July and August, Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti hosted five retirement security town hall meetings across the state to address a looming retirement security crisis: 83% of workers ages 55-64 have saved little or nothing for retirement in defined benefit or defined contribution pension plans. …
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RPEC Weekly Newsflash, September 8, 2023 Call-to-Action Campaign! We Need Your Help! This is our final press on our letter campaign. The deadline for the 2024 federal funding bills is approaching soon, so we need your help if you haven’t already sent a letter. President Biden and Speaker McCarthy agreed upon a bipartisan budget bill. However, some newly proposed funding …
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Protecting Your Email & Avoiding Online Scams Webinar RPEC is committed to helping our members wherever possible. This includes educating them on ways to protect their email from potential hacking or intrusion and avoiding various scams they may encounter through their email. We all encounter potential scams through email and seniors tend to be the more vulnerable population targeted by …
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RPEC Weekly Newsflash, September 1, 2023 Call-to-Action Campaign! We Need Your Help! President Biden and Speaker McCarthy agreed upon a bipartisan budget bill. However, some newly proposed funding bill cuts, by some House members, would negatively impact many public services due to the lack of adequate funding and slash federal funding levels by almost 30%. If not agreed upon soon, …
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Retired Public Employees Council of WA Working to protect and enhance the pension and health care benefits of Washington retired state, county and local government employees