Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 70 pink slips 59 layoff notices 53 Layoffs 48 pink slip 47 Paychecks 47 layoffs 46 paychecks 45 Furloughs 44 furloughed 43 furloughs 42 Cutbacks 41 unpaid furlough days 41 Unionized 41 furloughing 41 furlough 41 IOUs 40 Cash strapped 40 Sandbags 39 hiring freezes 39 Ballots 39 unpaid furlough 39 Layoff 39 hiring freeze 39 paycheques 39 Indictments 38 fliers 38 deadline looms 38 Backpacks 38 diplomas 38 Schools Supt 38 unfilled positions 38 desks 38 Buyouts 38 flyers 37 wage freezes 37 Grief counselors 37 employees 37 guidance counselors 37 envelopes 37 lay offs 37 ring binders 37 unionized 37 Bonuses 37 deepening recession 37 staffers 37 Dozens 37 resumés 37 Hundreds 37 Job Cuts 37 Pickets 36 recession deepens 36 Boxes 36 workers 36 Absentee ballots 36 jobs 36 unpaid furloughs 36 yearbooks 36 salaried workers 36 Fliers 36 Foreclosures 36 Salaried 36 piles 36 backpacks 36 Bankruptcies 36 salary freezes 36 Closings 36 Utility crews 36 Employees 35 Staffers 35 Worker Adjustment 35 salaried employees 35 Resignations 35 Envelopes 35 Thousands 35 Packets 35 Cancellations 35 Jittery 35 Job Losses 35 Bitter cold 35 Faxes 35 résumés 35 givebacks 35 sickout 35 SCHOOLS 34 teachers 34 Vacancies 34 tenured teachers 34 cardboard boxes 34 Busloads 34 Absenteeism 34 Jobless 34 budget shortfalls 34 Retirements 34 BUSINESS NEWS 34 voluntary buyouts 34 unionized workers 34 severance packages 34 Nomination papers 34 eviction notices 34 buyouts 34 Piles