Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 82 wage freeze 62 furloughs 60 layoffs 59 hiring freeze 56 belt tightening 56 furlough 55 cutbacks 54 lay offs 52 cuts 52 unionized 51 unionized workers 50 salaries 49 salaried employees 49 salaried workers 48 wages 48 fare hikes 48 collective bargaining 48 reductions 47 tuition hikes 47 unions 47 pensions 46 wage 46 redundancies 46 austerity measures 46 retrenchment 46 layoff notices 45 collective bargaining agreements 45 Layoffs 45 severance packages 45 compulsory redundancies 45 buyouts 45 union 45 furloughed 44 austerity 44 binding arbitration 44 salaried 44 salary 44 nonunion 43 downsizing 43 severance 43 unionization 43 hikes 42 pink slips 42 severance package 42 bargaining table 42 AFSCME 42 CUPE 41 budget shortfall 41 rollback 41 budget shortfalls 41 pension 40 labor unions 40 layoff 40 Unions 40 teaching assistants 40 Canadian Auto Workers 40 bargaining 39 freeze 39 rehiring 39 budget 39 regionalization 39 increases 39 bonuses 39 unfunded mandates 39 Salaries 38 concessions 38 snow removal 38 public servants 38 CAW 38 redundancy 38 freezes 38 economic downturn 38 unfunded liability 38 cutting 37 budgets 37 telecommuting 37 insurance premiums 37 deferrals 37 recession 37 consolidations 37 United Auto Workers 37 civil servants 37 declining enrollment 37 discretionary spending 37 workweek 37 drastic 36 employers 36 restructuring 36 retirements 36 closures 36 minimum wage 36 downturn 36 deepening recession 36 hirings 36 hourly wage 36 freeholders 36 shutdowns 35 recessionary 35 garbage pickup 35 deductibles 35 trimming