Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 72 furlough 70 furloughs 60 layoff notices 58 layoffs 58 rehired 54 hiring freeze 52 salaried employees 52 rehire 51 pink slips 51 idled 50 unionized 50 salaried workers 50 salaried 49 paychecks 49 rehiring 48 layoff 48 employees 47 nonunion 46 unionized workers 46 lay offs 45 reassigned 45 wage freeze 45 Layoffs 45 shutdown 45 jobs 44 retrenched 43 cutbacks 42 nonessential 42 paycheck 42 workweek 42 unfilled 41 salaries 41 biennium 41 redeployed 41 shutdowns 41 workers 41 seniority 40 hourly wages 40 retrenchment 40 chopping block 40 staffing 40 shuttered 40 downsized 40 severance packages 39 retrained 39 IOUs 39 machinists 39 collective bargaining agreements 39 teaching assistants 39 budget shortfalls 38 collective bargaining 38 severance 38 reinstated 38 retirees 38 fully staffed 37 payroll 37 active duty 37 tenured 37 walkout 37 Employees 37 workdays 37 unpaid 37 wages 37 belt tightening 37 bargaining table 37 workforce 37 AFSCME 36 retirements 36 closings 36 downsizing 36 flight attendants 36 mothballed 36 cuts 36 per diem 36 correctional officers 35 underemployed 35 laid 35 retraining 35 budget shortfall 35 Laid 35 cutback 35 union 35 snow plows 35 COLA 35 hourly 35 bankruptcy filing 35 picketing 35 jobless benefits 35 terminated 35 Mesaba 35 redundancies 35 Machinists 35 severance package 35 budget 34 hourly wage 34 picket line 34 headcount 34 discretionary spending 34 payrolls 34 salary 34 stretched thin