Thursday, March 28, 2024

RPEC News

Thousands of WA state retirees keep insurance option after hundreds protest at meeting

From The Olympian: BY SHAUNA SOWERSBY UPDATED JULY 06, 2022 7:14 AM Click here for article at The Olympian Thousands of WA state retirees will keep insurance coverage after hundreds protest PEBB meeting About 53,000 Washington state retirees were close to losing healthcare benefits, until hundreds of members sent emails and protested against a proposal by the Public Employees Benefits …

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The Spring 2022 newsletter is available!

The Spring Quarterly 2022 newsletter is in the mail, but you can also view it here online today! Click on the image below to view the RPEC Spring Quarterly 2022 newsletter. You can find this edition as well as past editions by going to the menu bar above and selecting Publications, then Council Newsletter.  

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Washington state retirees win pension COLA increases through persistence

From the AFSCME Blog: It took persistence, but retirees in Washington state will soon see a 3% cost-of-living (COLA) increase. The increase will benefit those enrolled in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) Plan 1 and largely resulted from members of Retired Public Employee Council of Washington (RPEC), AFSCME Chapter 10 calling, writing and holding virtual lobby sessions with their legislators. Although AFSCME retirees’ …

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WA launches new way to report illegal robocalls

From The Spokesman-Review: By Amanda Zhou Seattle Times SEATTLE – Robocalls aren’t just annoying – some are actually illegal. As of Tuesday, there’s a new way for Washingtonians to report them. In a continuation of the office’s work to stop illegal robocalls, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson launched a new form for people to report illegal, harassing calls. Certain types …

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