Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 76 furloughs 72 furlough 71 furloughed 59 hiring freeze 59 layoffs 57 layoff notices 56 budget shortfall 56 wage freeze 55 budget shortfalls 53 cutbacks 51 biennium 49 shuttering 48 cuts 48 budget 48 belt tightening 48 hiring freezes 47 pink slips 47 givebacks 46 rehiring 46 lay offs 45 unionized 45 Layoffs 45 unfunded liability 45 layoff 44 cutting 44 rehire 44 privatizing 43 shortfall 43 shutdown 43 tuition hikes 43 cutback 43 paraprofessionals 43 salaried employees 42 salaried 42 downsizing 42 retrenching 42 busing 42 paychecks 42 chopping block 42 salaried workers 42 reductions 42 declining enrollment 41 collective bargaining 41 trimming 41 salaries 41 workweek 40 rehired 40 IOUs 40 retrenchment 40 unfunded mandates 40 staffing 40 AFSCME 39 fare hikes 39 underfunding 39 shutting 39 slashing 39 collective bargaining agreements 38 teaching assistants 38 tuition reimbursement 38 fiscally responsible 38 budgets 38 nonunion 38 suspending 37 Rainy Day 37 proration 37 reallocating 37 backfill 37 redundancies 37 retrench 37 nonessential 37 shortfalls 37 walkout 37 payroll 37 unfunded liabilities 37 unionized workers 37 redeploying 37 shutdowns 37 hourly wages 36 reinstating 36 laying 36 PERS 36 Medicaid reimbursement 36 reorganizing 36 reallocate 36 employees 36 fiscal 36 unfilled 36 Legislature 36 budget deficits 35 unfunded mandate 35 compulsory redundancies 35 financially troubled 35 Municipal Employees 35 budgetary 35 midyear 35 consolidating 35 jobs 35 millage rate 35 mothball 35 renegotiating 35 downsize