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Job & Family Services employees urge county to return to bargaining as strike continues
Summary
Multiple Job & Family Services workers and UAW Local 2192 members addressed the Board about an ongoing strike of roughly seven weeks, demanding a fair contract, livable wages and restoration of benefits; speakers warned service impacts and asked commissioners to negotiate.
Several Job & Family Services employees and UAW Local 2192 members spoke during public comment to press the Board to return to the bargaining table and to improve compensation and benefits. Michelle Ramos, who said she has been a JFS employee for almost 28 years and is a UAW Local 2192 member, asked commissioners to "come back to the bargaining table" and said staff are taxpayers who deserve fair pay and benefits.
Bargaining committee member Alexandria Wirscham described the union's final offer efforts and criticized the county's response: "We were willing to take your scraps to avoid this mess," she said, describing a final offer that the union says was rejected by county negotiators. Other speakers — including Shawna Hatfield and Otis Lovejoy — said members cannot afford the cost of living on current pay and reaffirmed their willingness to continue striking until a fair agreement is reached. Commenters also said workplace phones and services at Adult Protective Services were disrupted and that three employees had quit since the strike began.
