Stars and Stripes has a story on the union’s plan to file a grievance over the curfew.

The union that represents civilian U.S. Army workers in South Korea is planning this week to ask for thousands of dollars in back pay for the more than 700 hours its members have spent at home complying with U.S. Forces Korea’s curfew policy, according to the union’s president.

The union says its current contract with USFK and the 8th Army requires the government to pay the normal wage for hours spent on “stand-by duty” in response to military restrictions that require civilian workers to remain home in a state of readiness.

Well, I have a policy of keeping my work life out of my blog life, so I will withhold comment. Let’s just say I wouldn’t plan to spend that money anytime soon. Or as my high school sweetheart used to say “wanting and getting are two different things”.

Via The Lost Nomad

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