Three unions representing educators in Ohio are suing over a provision in the state budget that changes the makeup of the board overseeing teachers’ pensions. The unions say the provision changing the State Teachers Retirement System board is unconstitutional and takes away the voices of teachers on the panel in charge of their retirement money.

There are seven educator seats on the 11-member STRS board – the budget says by 2028, there will be three educators, with the rest of the board chosen by elected officials or appointees.

The Ohio Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, joined the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors in filing the lawsuit.

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