US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay
MADRID (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started to feel the pain. At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the […]
What’s the Future of Kentucky’s Army Depot? Workers Fear Layoffs, Reductions
A union representing workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County says it’s concerned about the future of the facility. Ryan McCarthy, a business representative for District 1888 of the IAM Union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said in an interview last month there has been discussion about merging the […]
Boeing Lays Off Another 400 Workers in Second Round of Cuts
Boeing has laid off another 400 Washington workers in a second round of job cuts, according to a notice filed Monday with the state’s employment security department. That’s in addition to the 2,199 layoff notices Boeing delivered to Washington workers last month, bringing the total number of job cuts in the state to nearly 2,600. […]