Assertion: old timer | /r/CapableOf | persevere in their work
Facets:
value: as contractual employees
type: MANNER
value: so long
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This time we made sure that these old-timers , who for so long had persevered in their work as contractual employees, are finally rewarded for their services by including them in our roster of permanent employees,' Morente said.