Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 87 furlough 70 furloughed 70 layoffs 67 hiring freeze 65 wage freeze 59 layoff notices 59 hiring freezes 57 cutbacks 56 givebacks 55 budget shortfalls 55 lay offs 55 cuts 54 budget shortfall 52 biennium 52 tuition hikes 51 layoff 50 reductions 50 belt tightening 50 Layoffs 50 collective bargaining 49 AFSCME 49 pink slips 48 fare hikes 48 collective bargaining agreements 48 paychecks 47 closings 46 budget 46 unfunded mandates 46 retrenchments 46 CSEA 46 salaried employees 45 closures 45 workweek 45 shutdown 45 salaries 45 walkouts 45 walkout 45 compulsory redundancies 45 unionized 45 redundancies 44 shutdowns 44 COLA 44 IOUs 44 PERS 43 rehiring 43 cutback 43 retrenchment 43 proration 43 unfunded liability 43 nonunion 42 teaching assistants 42 staffing 42 tuition reimbursement 42 paycheck 42 binding arbitration 42 salaried 42 busing 42 salaried workers 42 union 41 rehire 41 retirements 41 chopping block 41 paraprofessionals 41 salary 41 severance 41 payroll 41 rehired 41 severance packages 40 unions 40 buyouts 40 unionized workers 40 Legislature 40 pensions 40 hikes 40 voluntary redundancy 39 lockout 39 trash pickup 39 rolling blackouts 39 austerity measures 39 appropriations 39 midyear 39 rollbacks 39 severance package 39 hourly wages 39 budgets 38 downsizing 38 closure 38 seniority 38 declining enrollment 38 garbage pickup 38 per diem 38 consolidations 38 workdays 38 picket lines 38 wages 38 Gannett 38 reassignment 38 Brian Sandoval 38 Budget Cuts 38 deferrals 38 unfunded mandate