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.
The Air Force is seeking funding to let its pilots fly a little more than 1.1 million hours in fiscal 2027, which would be the most in about four years. But even if Airmen actually do fly all 1.1 million hours, it would still be short of the 1.3 million…