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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
“We are just like family, and it really hurts.” s
TTiat was just one employee’s reaction to the announcement at the Aileen sewing plant in Flint Hill last Thursday. Bob Fadely, vice president of manufacturing for Aileen, broke the bad news to employees that the plant would definitely be closing on Oct. 12. Many left work early on Friday to begin searching for a new job.
Some have applied for similar work in Winchester or Culpeper, and others have applied to be grocery clerks.
1 According to plant manager Ellen Jordan, the reason for the closure is that the manufacturing costs are too high. Aileen already has two plants operating in the Dominican Republic, where, according to Flint Hill employees, workers are paid from 80 to 90 cents per hour.
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