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and management that didn’t seem to care about them.
In recent weeks, employees re-' ported that sewing machines and fans have been removed from the plant to be sent to the Dominican Republic. One employee said, “I’ve been there 28 years; I don’t need to be treated this way.” *
One of the biggest problems to be faced by the employees will be paying their monthly bill for health insurance. Present employees pay about $9 a week for their insurance, just for one person. When the plant closes, health insurance will be offered for 18 months, but that cost will rise to $172.50 a month. For a family, the cost will be $481 monthly. For a husband and wife, or single parent and one child, it would be $172.50 each, or $345.
One employee said, “Some husband and wife teams work there. Both will be out of a job and have to pay a lot for insurance.” Another employee said, “Many worked for $4.75 an hour to pay the insurance for their families.”
Efforts to find out the number of employees who are Rappahannock County residents were fruitless, but employees who spoke to the Rappahannock News estimated that about half the work force are county residents. The rest commute from surrounding counties.
Jobs at other Aileen plants were not offered to the Flint Hill employees. Mr. Fadely said that severance packages were also not offered.
According to personnel manager Vicki Mennick of the Edinburg i plant, retirement benefits will be as
88.4%