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Workers urge Cuyahoga County to review contracts with Belfair after union recognition withdrawal
Summary
SEIU organizers and worker advocates told council that Belfair Jewish Children's Bureau withdrew union recognition before a contract expiration and disciplined pro-union workers; they asked council to use its oversight authority to review county contracts with Belfair.
Representatives of SEIU District 1199 and worker-organizing groups used public comment on Dec. 9 to urge the Cuyahoga County Council to review contracts with Belfair Jewish Children's Bureau, a nonprofit that receives county funding for crisis treatment beds, foster care, and adoption services.
Jeff Derringer of SEIU said Belfair legally withdrew recognition of the union five days before a contract expiration in September, then disciplined workers who supported the…
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