Re: Quesions for FCPS, taxpayers
Posted by:
Middle class taxpayer
()
Date: September 27, 2020 02:58PM
i DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TEACHERS NOT WORKING AND GETTING PAID, BUT IF THEY WERE NOT DOING WORK, THEY SHOULD NOT BE PAID. BUT I DO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A FRONT LINE WORKER FOR THE FAIRFAX COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR 7 OR 8 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE WORKED, SOMETIMES 12 HOURS STRAIGHT WITH A TWO HOUR BREAK AND CALLED BACK IN TO STOP AN OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 IN NURSING HOMES. MANY OF THE OTHER COUNTY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKERS WERE AT HOME EITHER ON PANDEMIC PAY OR TELEWORKING, BUT A FEW OF US HAVE CARRIED THE COUNTY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY AND FAIRFAX COUNTY HAS YET TO COMPENSATE WITH FRONTLINE PAY OR TIME. SO I THINK FAIRFAX COUNTY SHOULD GIVE FRONTLINE PAY OR TIME EQUAL TO THE TIME EACH PERSON HAS WORKED IN A FRONTLINE ROLE. THE BOWRD OF SUPERVISORS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND FAIRFAX COUNTY HAVE TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US.