Article: Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and Union Officials Mum on Dispute Progress.

By Gene Rector, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 19--ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Both Robins Air Force Base and American Federation of Government Employees officials were reluctant to comment Wednesday following a 9 a.m. meeting to review differences over a base program to re-employ workers injured on the job.

AFGE Local 987 voted Tuesday to set aside $50,000 for possible legal action if the issue could not be negotiated and resolved.

About 80 employees -- some who have not worked for more than a year while receiving pay under the federal worker's compensation program -- have been offered GS-3, Step 10 ...

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