Over 100 days on strike at Lorain County Jobs & Family Services in Elyria, Ohio, and Local 2192 members are still united and standing strong 💪✊🪧

100 Days on Strike We've been on strike for 100 days because Lorain County Commissioners refuse to come to the table for $1. That's $1 an hour. That's all. Those are the raises we are demanding. That would cost less than $300,000 -- and most of it would be covered by the state, NOT the county. Meanwhile, service failures are piling up. Clients are reaching out to us personally for guidance. The Dept of Health is saying our clients are falling through the cracks. Nursing home representatives -- people from management -- are coming to County Board meetings to describe months of delays and vulnerable clients not getting approvals. What have the Commissioners done since all this? For one, they've added $9 million in new administrative positions. While putting the county in crisis. Coming back to the table costs nothing! 100 days in, and we are stronger than we've ever been out here. We don't think we can say the same for Moore, Riddell, and Gallagher! @uawregion2b

The Lorain County Commissioners have created a crisis for Medicare recipients in the county. Every day that the commissioners delay action and refuse to meet with their workforce to work toward a settlement is another day that residents are put at risk. It's time for county commissioners to return to the table and reach a fair agreement with these workers. @UAWRegion2B

One job should be enough to make a living wage. Workers at Lorain County Job & Family Services in Ohio are ready to stay to strike for as long as it takes to bring Lorain County Commissioners back to the table and win a fair contract.

Workers at Lorain County Job & Families Services in Ohio deserve stability for the critical services they provide to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. If a fair contract isn't reached TODAY, they go on strike on Wednesday at 6:30 am. UAW Local 2192 members are fighting to end a workforce crisis at JFS for ALL the people of Lorain County. Tick tock! ⏰ ⏰ ⏰ @UAWRegion2B

🚨 WORKERS AT LORAIN COUNTY JOBS AND FAMILY SERVICES SET FEBRUARY 18 STRIKE DEADLINE AFTER COUNTY FAILS TO OFFER FAIR DEAL 🚨 After authorizing a strike earlier this year by 86%, on Tuesday, UAW Local 2192 members at Lorain County Job and Family Services announced a February 18 strike deadline for the County to agree to a fair deal for the 144 workers. Workers who administer Ohio Works First, SNAP, Medicaid, childcare assistance, child support referrals, and other essential public services are demanding fairer wages that bring their pay up to the County average that would address staffing shortages, recruitment and excessively high turnover challenges. “Lorain County has misplaced priorities,” said Candace MacIntosh, a JFS Investigator. “They're bringing in six-figure salaried positions while claiming to have no funds for fair wages at our agency -- an agency our community depends on.  I just came back from maternity leave and have to keep my newborn son off the County healthcare because it’s far too expensive. Instead, he is on Medicaid, the same program we administer. We’re authorizing benefits for other people while struggling ourselves.” During the current union contract, workers like Candace MacIntosh saw a 50% increase in health care premiums. JFS workers are also paid less than other county agencies – as the County claims there’s not enough funding for the employees to earn a livable wage. Meanwhile, they have enough money in the budget to increase the number of six-figure salary management positions by 142% over five years – from 65 upper management positions to 157 roles making over $100,000. In the same period, the workforce has experienced 65% turnover due to being underpaid and overworked. "Lorain County Commissioners are letting JFS workers fall behind," said UAW Region 2B Director Dave Green. "Workers are skipping their bills and dropping their health care -- it ain't right. Meanwhile, the County is hiring dozens of upper management positions and giving them six figure salaries. So where are Lorain County's priorities? They're in the toilet. All we've heard are crickets from their side. They aren't bringing anything back to the table and are forcing our hand. So, we're gonna play that hand -- and we are gonna win, because we're stronger together." Lorain County JFS employees have been working with an expired union contract since September 2025. UAW Local 2192 members have met with the County over several bargaining sessions until reaching an impasse in December, when a fact-finding hearing was conducted by a neutral, state-mandated dispute resolution process. In January, the County voted down the fact-finder report’s findings. By rejecting the fact-finding process – which is uncommon – and failing to offer a new proposal in return, the County is leaving county workers with no option but to strike by February 18 as a last resort.

Lorain County Jobs and Family Services workers rallied in Elyria, OH, yesterday to send a clear message to county commissioners: We are united in our fight for a fair contract, and we will stand together until we win! February 18 is the strike deadline ⏰⚡🪧

⚡County workers in Lorain County, Ohio, voted to authorize a strike with an 86% YES vote! It’s past time for Lorain County Jobs and Family Services to agree to a fair contract for essential workers who make the county run. ⏰ @uawregion2b

ICYMI: County workers in Lorain County, Ohio, are ready to STAND UP! Because we care about families, children, and the people who count on public services to get by. @UAWRegion2B