Is PERA Safe & Secure?
The Retired Public Employees of New Mexico has been serving New Mexico’s retired public employees since 1963. Our accomplishments include:
Successfully lobbied for annual 3% cost of living increase for all PERA retirees - even better than social security!
Led the effort to pass Constitutional Amendment 4 in 1998, protecting PERA’s assets from political raids!
Worked to establish the New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority (NMRHCA)!
RPENM has a permanent seat on the New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority Board!
Established two, elected PERA retiree board members, who are also members of the RPENM Board of Directors!
Work with PERA to ensure good legislation and security of the PERA fund!
Partnering with RHCA and the Association of Educational Retirees (AER), our peer on the teachers side, we successfully lobbied the legislature and sued the governor to keep them from changing RHCA without the appropriate planning or studies.
Yes we have taken action and will continue to take action in the future, but you have to remember one thing: PERA and NMRHCA were both created by legislative action and can be changed, for good or bad, by legislative action.
Our membership comes from every community in New Mexico and all over the world. We provide quarterly newsletters, annual meetings and 17 local chapters throughout the state. PERA retirees, their beneficiaries, and active PERA members are all eligible to join RPENM. Dues are only $24 per year!
For more information call our Executive Director at 505-280-8459, in Albuquerque, or E-mail us at: