Central Ohio Rank and File Educators (CORE) is an open-affiliate caucus because the wins we need will not be won alone. Our unions must be democratic, transparent, and member-driven to fight back against the attacks on our jobs, our members, and our students.
Since April 2025 the Ohio legislature has:
ripped away academic freedom and collective bargaining rights from all higher education union members
gutted public education funding by over 2.5 billion dollars
expanded the voucher system
removed elected board members from the State Teachers Retirement Systems and replaced them with political appointees
removed 11 elected state Board of Education members and replaced them with 5 political appointees.
Our union leaders are not doing enough.
CORE is fighting for our future. We are dedicated to teaching members how to use our organized labor to fight for what the people of Ohio deserve.