ABOUT TWO THOUSAND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE WILL HAVE THEIR PAY CUT BY 20-PERCENT OVER THE NEXT 11 WEEKS. KIRTLAND'S MARIE VANOVER SAYS ONE-DAY-A-WEEK FURLOUGHS STARTED THIS WEEK…DUE TO FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS, ALSO KNOWN AS SEQUESTRATION. IT WAS DIRECTED BY THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND IMPACT OF D-O-D AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
VANOVER TELLS 770 KKOB THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE CUT IN PAY FOR KIRTLAND EMPLOYEES, THE FURLOUGHS WILL HAVE AN 8-MILLION DOLLAR IMPACT ON THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA'S ECONOMY DUE TO LOST WAGES.
