Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 75 furlough 75 furloughs 74 unpaid furloughs 69 wage freeze 66 furloughing 65 wage freezes 63 nonunion employees 58 hiring freeze 58 furloughed 55 layoff notices 53 layoffs 52 givebacks 52 biennium 51 budget shortfall 50 hiring freezes 50 budget shortfalls 50 paraprofessionals 49 collective bargaining 49 salaried employees 48 unused vacation 46 AFSCME 46 salaries 46 payroll deductions 45 cuts 45 unused sick 44 unfunded liability 44 sabbaticals 44 unionized 44 belt tightening 44 budget 44 hourly wages 43 nonunion 43 salaried workers 43 pink slips 43 paychecks 43 demotions 43 lump sum payment 42 lay offs 42 tuition hikes 42 reductions 42 salary 42 Layoffs 41 voluntary redundancy 41 cutbacks 41 layoff 41 collective bargaining agreements 41 salaried 41 voluntary redundancies 41 severance packages 41 rehire 40 compulsory redundancies 40 unfunded mandates 40 rehired 40 tuition reimbursement 40 payroll deduction 40 workweek 39 lump sum payments 39 unionized workers 39 rehiring 39 Municipal Employees 39 paycheck 38 Medicaid reimbursements 38 shortfall 38 severance package 38 unfunded mandate 38 payroll 38 hourly wage 38 CSEA 38 millage rate 38 severance 38 Retirement System 38 COLA 38 teaching assistants 37 union 37 unions 37 binding arbitration 37 UW System 37 PERS 37 redundancies 37 copays 37 proration 37 declining enrollment 37 budgets 37 Newspaper Guild 37 unfunded pension 37 IOUs 37 fare hikes 36 fiscally responsible 36 retirements 36 superintendents 36 buyouts 36 fact finder 36 pensions 36 midyear 36 probationary period 36 residency requirement 36 budget deficits 36 bargaining table 36 per diem 36 tentative agreement 35 United Auto Workers