Lloyd Knudsen: COLA Alert for all STRS retirees

From Lloyd Knudsen, July 26, 2009

CORE leaders,

Here is a COLA Alert we (Medina County RTA) have sent out to our local members about the impending COLA debate at STRS. We thought other CORE members might be interested in distributing it also and help bring some "heat" to our STRS Board members.

Lloyd Knudsen, MCRTA President

Chuck Chapman, Legislative Chairman

STRS Retiree ALERT!

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) you received from STRS in your last pension check on July 1, 2009 may be the last COLA you ever receive.

*** The STRS Board will be meeting on August 20 & 21 to decide the fate of

our retiree COLA. The Board will vote to decrease it, eliminate it entirely

or with your help and support--keep it intact!

Please write our STRS Board members and our Executive Director, Mr. Mike Nehf at STRS, 275 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215-3771 or email them at the email addresses listed below.

WHAT TO TELL THEM: Retirees have born the brunt of most if not all the financial cuts at STRS over the last few years. Retirees lost their 13^th check; retirees lost their spousal insurance subsidy; and retirees annually see their insurance premiums escalate while their insurance coverages shrink. Retirees can NOT AFFORD any more CUTS!

STRS Board member email addresses:

Dennis Leone: dennisleone@roadrunner.com

Taiyia Hayden: haydent@strsoh.org

Craig Brooks: craig_brooks@sbcglobal.net

Tim Myers: tmyers@bright.net

Steve Puckett: steven.puckett@ode.state.oh.us

Mark Meuser: mmeuser@hotmail.com

Jeff Chapman: twoteach@aol.com

Conni Ramser: ramserc@strsoh.org

Regina Burch: burchr@strsoh.org

Mike Nehf (Executive Director): nehfm@strsoh.org

Write NOW—your financial future may depend on it!