Tag: employment
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