Mahoning County unions bash law firm tied to SB 5

YOUNGSTOWN — Leaders of labor unions representing Mahoning County workers bashed a law firm the county has been using to assist it in labor negotiations.

While the union leaders commended the county commissioners for their opposition to Senate Bill 5, they also lamented delays in their negotiations.

They questioned the need for an outside firm, and they specifically complained about the county’s use of the Downes, Fishel, Hass and Kim law firm.

“This is a Republican law firm from Columbus with strong ties to the Kasich campaign and Senate Bill 5,” said John Michaels, president of the 71-member independent labor union at the county sanitary engineer’s office, whose contract expired last March 31.

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