Retirement Window – Retired Public Employees Council of WA

  • Are You Within 18 Months of Retirement? Join Us for FREE!
    Associate Membership For Active Employees RPEC offers FREE membership to active employees who are members of PERS, SERS or PSERS and plan to retire within 18 months. Associate members receive the RPEC newsletter, chapter newsletters and meeting notices, and may attend chapter meetings and our biennial convention as a guest. Associate members do not have voting rights within the chapters or at the convention, and may not be convention delegates until they retire and pay dues. If you would like to join today, click Associate Membership! below to proceed to our online membership application. Associate Membership!   Why join the… To read more, please consider joining the Retired Public Employees Councilby clicking here. If you are a member of RPEC and see this message,please login here. Join RPEC! — Jan 12
  • DRS Checklist to Retirement
    1-2 years Before Retirement
    • Sign up to access your retirement account at www.drs.wa.gov. With online account access, you can view all of your retirement accounts administered by DRS.
    • Review your plan handbook for retirement eligibility rules.
    • Use online account access to verify the accuracy of your service credit. If you find information you think is incorrect, contact DRS.
    • Use the Online Benefit Estimator to estimate your future monthly benefit.
    • If interested, sign up for DCP or another employer-sponsored voluntary retirement plan. You might also consider using a "catch-up" savings option, if your chosen plan offers one.
    • If interested, contact…
    To read more, please consider joining the Retired Public Employees Councilby clicking here. If you are a member of RPEC and see this message,please login here. Join RPEC!     — Jan 11
  • RPEC – Who Are We?
    The purpose of the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington (RPEC) is the education and mobilization of retirees in order to protect their retirement security. Our mission is to unite retired public employees for their mutual benefit and welfare. We do this by promoting legislation to improve financial and medical benefits, providing information to and otherwise supporting members, and working closely with other organizations. When it comes to our members’ retirement security, RPEC stands ready  to fight! We’re proud to be Washington’s strongest and most active retiree organization. RPEC is the only organization in the state that represents retirees on… To read more, please consider joining the Retired Public Employees Councilby clicking here. If you are a member of RPEC and see this message,please login here. Join RPEC! — Jan 10