Tom Curtis to all retired STRS members: Cast your vote for Fichtenbaum and Jones

 From Tom Curtis

April 1, 2021

Subject: Ballots For STRS Board Seat(s) To Be Mailed Today, 4.1.21

I am sending this to everyone on my email list. It is only relevant to all Ohio retired teachers. If you were not an Ohio teacher or now live out-of-state, I am sure you know someone that is a retired Ohio teacher. Would you kindly send them this email, a text, phone them, or mail them a copy of this email. All STRS retirees had their STRS COLA eliminated in 2017, thus we now receive a stagnant yearly pension, there have been no increases since 2017. This is a cruel and unusual determination by the STRS board. The other 4 Ohio pension systems pay a COLA to some or all of their retirees. None of them have eliminated it. 

Let it be known that both Robert Stein and Rita J. Walters, our current retiree board members, both have voted yes, in favor of paying performance bonuses to a employees this year and each year during their tenure on the board. The performance bonuses criteria are determined by those receiving the bonus. Those bonuses have amounted to multi-millions of dollars, yet we don’t deserve a COLA? This is commensurate to our Congress awarding themselves a raise and benefits, when we the people have no say at all about it. Hundreds of retirees sent emails to both of the above board members requesting that they vote against the bonuses paid last June. They totally ignored us.

Unfortunately, it is the practice of most of the elected board members to not communicate by email with benefit recipients. They are not accountable to most every retiree. Please try emailing one of the elected board members and kindly let me know if any of you receive a response. 330.754.6162

Tom Curtis

PLEASE VOTE FOR STRS BOARD CANDIDATES:

RUDY FICHTENBAUM

AND

ELIZABETH JONES

THEY SUPPORT RESTORING OUR COLA!

THEY WILL ADDRESS AND SUPPORT IMPORTANT RETIREE ISSUES!