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Welcome
Welcome to our website. If you are interested in becoming a member of RPEA please visit our About RPEA section, where you can learn about who we are and what we do. The Join RPEA section includes a printer friendly application form.
RPEA is a non-profit association of retirees and active employees who are members of the California Public Retirement System (CalPERS). Our mission is important:
- RPEA represents all public employees - classified schools, public agencies, and state.
- RPEA is liaison between retirees and CalPERS.
- RPEA is a mutual protective association for all beneficiaries of CalPERS.
- RPEA fights to maintain our current pension and health care benefits and improve these benefits every year.
- RPEA has local chapters in your area - attend meetings to stay informed and hear interesting speakers.
While we encourage participation in one of our 88 chapters, most of our members participate by reading our bi-monthly newsletter, giving us feedback on their needs, and enrolling in one or more of our "members only" insurance programs.
At $3.00* per month, RPEA is a bargain hard to resist. We need you and you need us — to support our fight to protect our pensions and benefits.
***ALERT*** Santa Monica Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Paul McCauley, has recently submitted two proposed ballot initiatives to the Attorney General’s office and the Secretary of State’s office for review of titling and summary which, if approved by the voters, could change the current pension benefit and further tax pension benefits for public employees and retirees. The first initiative is called “The McCauley Public Employee Pension Reform Act.” This proposal was approved for signature gathering by the Attorney General and the Secretary Of State in January of 2009. McCauley would have to get approximately 800,000 qualified voters’ signatures by June 22, 2009. This proposal would allow government employers to reduce or eliminate present pension benefits. If approached, please do not sign this initiative. Please advise your relatives, friends and neighbors to do the same. We will keep you updated. To view the news released from the Secretary of State regarding this proposal click here. To view the title and summary from the Attorney General click here. The second initiative is called “McCauley Pension Recovery Act.” This proposal was approved for signature gathering by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State in March of 2009. For this initiative McCauley would need to collect approximately 450,000 qualified voters’ signatures by October of 2009. This proposal would allow the state Franchise Tax Board to tax individual public employee pensions paying over $40,000 per year, on a graduated scale. If approached, please do not sign this initiative. Please advise your relatives, friends and neighbors to do the same. We will keep you updated. To view news released from the Secretary of State regarding this proposal click here. To view the title and summary from the Attorney General click here. |