From retired STRS board member Steve Foreman: Are you an Ohio teacher paying into STRS? Do you have friends or family who are? ***SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!***

From Steve Foreman

Facebook (MOF), May 5, 2025

Are you an Ohio teacher paying into STRS? Do you have friends or family who are? ***SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!***

The Ohio Retirement Study Council (ORSC) is meeting this Thursday (May 8th) —and the agenda is deeply troubling.

A proposal that would strip elected educators, like I was when I was actively teaching, and others who are currently serving as active and retiree "representatives", of their voting power on the #ohiostrs Board. If passed, this change would effectively silence the very reform voices that represent members—the ones they voted for as their "representatives".

Let that sink in for a moment. This would end any meaningful educator representation on decisions affecting teachers' own pension fund. I believe it is a blatant move to halt STRS reform and solidify the status quo.

Meanwhile, educators continue to be denied a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), even as STRS staff receive bonuses and raises. It’s infuriating to see the people who are supposed to steward your retirement funds prioritize their own compensation while expecting teachers to do more with less—year after year.

And yet, many in our profession remain silent or divided, arguing among ourselves instead of uniting against a system that clearly isn’t working for us.

At what point do we say enough is enough? When will we stand up together and demand the respect and security we’ve earned?

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please stay informed and involved—our future depends on it.

WE NEED YOU!

https://www.ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-retirement-study-council?fbclid=

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