Molly Janczyk: Time to write to STRS re: COLA

From Molly Janczyk, June 29, 2009
Subject: Retirees: Write STRS re: COLA

PLEASE WRITE STRS: Use my letter below or write your own or edit. But write!

Subject: COLA
Date: Mon, 29 June 2009

STRS Board: Minimize COLA reductions. STRS and OEA need to be empathetic to retirees and not make a run to have our COLA reduced to protect the 35 yr/88% rule.

Retirees have been hit hard enough with untenable increases in HC and cannot afford more loss of any kind of help in offsetting such huge costs out of our pockets.

Eliminate the 88% rule and add a straight 2-2.5% each year which alone will be larger than anything we can ever realize due to higher salaries with raises and steps.

Molly Janczyk
STRS Retiree