Foxtrot and Dom’s closing: Former employees protest outside West Side Foxtrot Commissary location after sudden business shutdown [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — The closing of Dom’s and Foxtrot markets across Chicago shocked customers and employees who are now without a job.

The Foxtrot Commissary on the West Side employed about 50 people who helped produce and deliver products for the company. They staged a protest Friday, saying they were never given proper notice.

It was a roaring plea from former employees of Foxtrot, who lost their jobs this week as the company abruptly shut down all of its stores in Chicago.

Employees said they got to work on Tuesday and were quickly told to leave.

“They actually just put us all into the lunchroom and said we’re finished… we’re closing the company… all the stores, so just go home,” said Juan Melendez former assembler at Foxtrot Commissary.

Melendez was hired just two months ago, and said he’s now desperate to find work.

“It is very difficult because right now,” Melendez said. “I’m living paycheck to paycheck basically. Rents coming soon. I …