Officials at Eglin AFB, Fla., have signed a “unique” Master Labor Agreement that covers two unions—American Federation of Government Employees Local 1897 and Local 1942, reports base journalist Lois Walsh. Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune, head of the Air Armament Center at Eglin, says the base “sets the example for the rest of the command in terms of how unions and management work together for efficiency, fairness, and leveling the playing field for all.” Eglin is an Air Force Materiel Command facility.
With no end to the government shutdown in sight, Airmen, Guardians, and defense civilians face increasing uncertainty about whether or not they will be paid—and how to make ends meet if they are not.
