Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 68 wage freeze 62 furloughs 60 hiring freeze 56 furlough 54 layoffs 53 givebacks 53 belt tightening 52 salaries 50 lay offs 50 cutbacks 49 tuition hikes 47 cuts 46 reductions 46 salaried employees 45 Layoffs 44 salaried workers 43 salary 43 furloughed 43 fare hikes 43 Salaries 43 collective bargaining agreements 43 unions 43 budget shortfalls 42 retrenchments 42 hikes 41 budget shortfall 41 pensions 41 increases 41 superintendents 41 downsizing 41 paraprofessionals 40 salaried 40 retrenchment 40 union 40 budget 40 severance packages 40 attrition 40 redundancies 40 unionized 40 Salary 39 layoff notices 39 retirements 39 freezes 39 hirings 39 rollbacks 39 pension 39 wages 38 collective bargaining 38 teachers 38 wage 38 AFSCME 38 pink slips 38 drastic 38 buyouts 38 compulsory redundancies 38 bonuses 38 administrators 38 tuition 38 severance 38 budgets 37 Unions 37 employees 37 layoff 37 severance package 37 deferrals 37 budgetary 37 teaching assistants 37 Reductions 37 discretionary spending 37 freeze 37 consolidations 36 insurance premiums 36 austerity measures 36 nonunion 36 unfunded mandates 36 Superintendents 36 economic downturn 36 workweek 36 employers 36 absenteeism 36 rehiring 36 staffing 36 civil servants 36 rehired 35 biennium 35 rollback 35 headcount 35 deans 35 rehire 35 levies 35 declining enrollment 35 hourly wages 35 stipends 35 departments 35 public servants 34 unionized workers 34 Retirement System 34 levy 34 bargaining table 34 hiring 34 Employers