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Lorain County employees press commissioners to return to bargaining as JFS strike disrupts services
Summary
Multiple Jobs and Family Services employees and allied public commenters told the Lorain County commissioners on March 27 that a week-six strike is disrupting SNAP, Medicaid and other services and urged the board to resume contract talks and approve retroactive pay; speakers described staffing losses and operational backlogs.
Dozens of county employees and community members pressed the Lorain County Board of Commissioners on March 27 to return to contract negotiations with Jobs and Family Services (JFS) workers and to provide retroactive pay, saying service disruptions have already harmed clients.
"We, the employees of Lorain County Children Services, respectfully submit this petition to express our deep concern and disappointment regarding the ongoing contract negotiations and the lack of fair retroactive compensation," read Jahaira Yimenez, who identified herself as representing Lorain County Children Services and presented a signed petition demanding a fair contract and retro pay.
Speakers who identified themselves as JFS workers described mounting service delays and staffing losses. "Since February 18th JFS has lost three employees ... and add them to the 90 people that have already left JFS in the last…
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