“We’re looking forward to the trial, because that’s when the rubber meets the road,” Abood said. “It’s no longer going to be a question of innuendo or rumor.”

Because this gerrymandered statehouse was so afraid of the blowback from teachers and retirees for a blatant political takeover of their pension, these feckless politicians tried to pull it off at 1:00 a,m. in the morning and give no opportunity for those retirees and teachers to speak out against it. Give a big shout out to the Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Education Association, and the American Association of University Professors, for coming together to challenge this

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The Governor’s signing into law HB 69, containing the Adam Bird amendment, left unchallenged, would change the composition of the STRS Pension Board from seven elected pension members and four political appointees to three elected pension members and eight political appointees.  This is unacceptable.

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Rather than worry about the composition of the STRS board, Ohio lawmakers should be forcing reforms that produce better investment returns. The 10-year cumulative return for the S&P 500 is 290.76 percent, more than double STRS’ assumed rate of return. Additional dollars from taxpayers would not be needed if Ohio was matching market returns, showing where state pension reform should focus.

The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Education Association, and the Ohio Conference of American Association of University Professors...

The Board’s consultants are consistently telling the STRS board, the STRS staff, and STRS members that the main problem is the Ohio Legislature. Simply put, Ohio legislators are, and have been, underfunding the pension system.

We are left feeling isolated, unheard, and deeply troubled. We cannot afford to be silent. We will stand together, demand transparency, and fight to restore our voice in how our hard-earned retirement is managed. This is about our dignity and the respect we deserve as Ohio's educators.