From time to time, members may receive mailings from an organization calling itself “POP5” or “Protect Our Pensions.”   POP5 is not affiliated with OEA or OEA Retired.

While there does not appear to be any inherent conflict between the stated goals of POP5 and OEA, you should also note that there is nothing that POP5 is seeking to accomplish that OEA and our allies are not already working on or have addressed in the past over many years.

OEA, represents over 124,000 educators, which includes over 9,000 retired members, and is deeply committed to protecting and preserving retirement security for all current and future retirees in the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), School Employees Retirement System (SERS), and Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).  OEA has been actively engaged in current efforts to improve the funding status of all the pension systems and maintain or enhance benefits in a fiscally responsible way.  OEA’s advocacy on retirement system issues benefits not only our members, but the very system of public education and the students that we serve.

(Adapted from research findings by OEA and OEA Retired)