Tag: labor
Annandale-based Communication Workers union on strike against Verizon
Picketers outside a Verizon facility on Gallows Road Members of the Annandale-based Local 2222 of the Communication Workers of America are on the picket lines against Verizon, after the company and union failed to come to terms on a contract. CWA 2222 members are picketing at Verizon facilities throughout Northern Virginia from 6 a.m. to … Continued
Winter is an especially hard time for Annandale’s day laborers
Trying to find work as a day laborer in Annandale is hard. The pay is low, the work is physically demanding, and it’s hard to find recourse when contractors don’t pay what they promised. It’s even more of a hardship in the winter, when people have to stand out in the cold and the jobs … Continued
Biggest hardship for Annandale’s day laborers: isolation from families
Like many of the men gathered around Annandale street corners waiting for people to give them a job, Humberto Contrera, is having a hard time making ends meet while struggling to survive in a sometimes hostile environment where he can’t speak the language. The slowdown in the real estate has had a devastating impact on … Continued