Tag: employment
Fairfax County’s economic situation shows some improvement
The latest economic indicators report for Fairfax County prepared by the Department of Management and Budget presents a mixed bag. Here’s the positive news: Home prices are up. The average sales price of all homes that sold in January 2017 in Fairfax County was $545,772, an increase of 8.1 percent over the average price of … Continued
Bus drivers urge Fairfax County board to act on promised pension
A Fairfax Connector bus on Columbia Pike in Annandale. The union that represents more than 500 Fairfax Connector bus drivers, mechanics, and other workers is presenting a petition to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Dec. 6 demanding action on a failed promised to provide a pension plan. Fairfax County contracts with MV Transportation, a … Continued
For the homeless, the Bailey’s Shelter is a stepping stone to a better life
Dana Guthrie (left) and David Marmoll are staying at the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. None of the residents of the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter encountered on April 14 were aware that Fairfax County is planning to temporarily relocate the shelter to Lincolnia, a plan that has met with strong opposition from some local residents. The … Continued
Summer jobs available at community centers
The summer program for kids at the Willston Center. The Fairfax County Department of Community and Neighborhood Services is seeking people for summer jobs at the Bailey’s Community Center in Bailey’s Crossroads, the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, and the Willston Multicultural Center in Seven Corners. Potential applicants are encouraged to come to … Continued
New business offers childcare and office space in one place
The lounge at Play, Work and Dash. [Photos from Play, Work and Dash] If you work at home as a freelancer, telecommuter, or budding entrepreneur and you’ve also got young children underfoot, there’s a new place in Vienna just for you. Play, Work or Dash, which provides shared office space and child care, opened in … Continued
Learn about career training at Computer CORE open house
The Lee Building [Google Maps] The public is invited to Computer CORE’s open house Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in the organization’s new headquarters at the Lee Building, 5881 Leesburg Pike, Room 204, in Bailey’s Crossroads. Computer CORE provides computer and job skills training to lower-income adults in Northern Virginia, many of them immigrants, dislocated … Continued
Goodwill offers free workshops for older job seekers
The Goodwill Career Center is at the rear of the retail store. Job seekers age 50 or older can find assistance at the Annandale Goodwill Career Center. Two free workshops are scheduled this month, one on resume writing and cover letter preparation on Aug. 17 and another on effective interviewing and presentation skills on Aug. … Continued
D.C.-based company buys office building in Mason District
5290 Shawnee Road [Cafferty Commercial Real Estate Services] ABC Imaging has closed on a deal to purchase an office building in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, and will move its 150 employees from Washington, D.C., to the Mason District. [The information reported here is from the Washington Business Journal.] ABC Imaging purchased the 48,000-square … Continued
Bailey’s principal sued for discrimination and harassment
Principal Marie Lemmon greets students on the first day of school at the new Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. The complaints about Bailey’s Elementary School Principal Marie Lemmon outlined in a lawsuit charging her with discrimination and harassment are similar to the experiences of other current and former employees. “I can’t attest to the facts in … Continued
Fairfax County economy mostly stable
A new report on the economic health of Fairfax County by the county’s Department of Management and Budget shows slight improvements in some indicators, while others are down a bit or unchanged. Here are some key findings: The unemployment rate in Fairfax County decreased from 4.1 percent in March 2014 to 3.6 percent in April … Continued
Hummer Road building viewed as site for day laborer center
The office building at 7700 Hummer Road. A Mason District task force that has been looking for a place to establish a hiring center for day laborers for the past 14 years might have found one: A local businessman, Christian Kim, has offered to partner with the task force to provide space in an office … Continued
Public urged to avoid Bestway, support rights of fired workers
Fired workers urge people not to shop at Bestway. Alex Amaya has been working at Bestway, the Latino grocery store on Graham Road and Route 50, for 10 years and gets no paid holidays, no vacation time, and no overtime pay for working a 60-hour week. As a grocery manager in charge of ordering merchandise, … Continued
Bestway fires workers for requesting a raise, basic benefits
Fired Bestway workers call for a boycott. Workers who charge they’ve been illegally fired from their jobs at Bestway are staging a protest outside the Latino supermarket on Graham Road and urging people to boycott the store. All 31 employees were fired after they asked for a raise. “We are not treated with respect,” said … Continued
Federal shutdown has huge impact on Fairfax County
As the federal government shutdown continues into the fourth day with no end in sight, the cost to the local economy is huge and growing. According to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova, “non-essential” federal employees who live in Fairfax County who are forced to take unpaid leave are losing a total of … Continued