The largest educator unions across Ohio have filed a lawsuit against the state for removing their voices from the retired teachers’ pension fund. On Tuesday, the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OC AAUP) sued the state, arguing the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) board changes are “unconstitutional and discriminatory,” according to a press release. “Statehouse politicians have underfunded our public schools, rolled back our collective bargaining rights, fully eliminated Ohio’s elected State Board of Education, and told us what we can and can’t teach. The lawsuit alleges that the policy violates educators’ right to equal protection under the law because only STRS was changed, not the other four Ohio public employee pension funds. “I think there’s been pretty widespread concern about some of the management of the state teachers’ retirement system,” Stewart said during the budget process.