A 20-PERCENT PAY CUT FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE WILL END EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. ORIGINALLY THOSE EMPLOYEES WERE TO HAVE 11 FURLOUGH DAYS…WHICH WOULD HAVE LASTED INTO MID SEPTEMBER. BUT NOW, BASE SPOKESWOMAN MARIE VANOVER SAYS THE NUMBER HAS BEEN CUT ALMOST BY HALF.
THE FURLOUGHS WERE REQUIRED DUE TO AUTOMATIC FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS. MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES AT KIRTLAND HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.
