Strike at Lorain County JFS Reaches 100 Days on Friday

ELYRIA, OH – The strike at Lorain County Job and Family Services reaches a historic milestone on Friday: 100 days. UAW Local 2192 members are holding time for media availability during a special picket at the JFS building to commemorate the day.

WHO: UAW Local 2192 members at Lorain County Job and Family Services

WHAT: Media availability for 100 Days on Strike

WHERE: Lorain County Job & Family Services, 42485 N Ridge Rd, Elyria, OH 44035

WHEN: Friday, May 29 at 12:00 P.M.

Since February 18, 2026, workers at Lorain County Job and Family Services have been on strike. The cost to settle the JFS strike, a $1 per hour supplemental wage increase that Commissioners have refused to negotiate, would total approximately $299,520 annually. 

UAW Local 2192 members at JFS will continue to hold the line until the County decides to come back to the table to negotiate a fair deal as they did for their counterparts at Children Services.

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