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Job & Family Services employees say they have been on strike 104 days; union and staff outline wage and bargaining complaints
Summary
Job & Family Services employees and union representatives told commissioners they have been on strike for 104 days over wages and bargaining disputes; they said overtime costs incurred during the strike could have funded the raises they seek and called for immediate return to tabled negotiations.
Multiple Job & Family Services employees and union representatives used the public‑comment portion of the June 2 meeting to describe an extended labor dispute and to urge the board to return to the bargaining table.
"104 days is how long they have been on strike since we were fed up with your lack of respect for the collective bargaining rights of your employees," a JFS employee told the commissioners, reading a list of workers' titles, hire dates and hourly wages and saying Lorain County JFS is among the lowest‑paid in the state. Union representative Chuck Brooky described safety concerns at work sites after a construction work‑zone incident and thanked law‑enforcement partners for their response.
Speakers said county overtime costs during the strike period have been substantial and argued those funds could have been used to cover base pay increases instead. The commissioners took the comments under advisement; no new bargaining agreement was announced at the meeting.
