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Wright-Patt Workers Appeal Unpaid Furloughs

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press
Published June 25, 2013 at 7:15 AM EDT

More than 150 civilian employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton have taken steps to appeal furloughs imposed by the federal sequester cuts. The Air Force workers are among 68 hundred nationwide seeking to be exempted. 680 thousand civilian employees in the U.S. will get the furloughs one day a week for 11 weeks, starting July 8th.

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