Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 74 furloughs 71 furlough 60 wage freeze 60 hiring freeze 59 furloughed 57 layoffs 51 layoff notices 48 salaried employees 47 layoff 47 givebacks 46 cutbacks 45 salaried 44 workweek 44 budget shortfalls 43 salaried workers 43 lay offs 43 belt tightening 43 pink slips 43 collective bargaining 43 cuts 42 rehired 42 Layoffs 42 buyouts 42 salaries 41 budget shortfall 41 payroll 40 redundancies 40 McClatchy Co. 40 unionized 40 nonunion 40 biennium 39 rehire 39 paychecks 39 rehiring 39 compulsory redundancies 39 reductions 38 Gannett Co. 38 severance packages 38 salary 38 hourly wages 37 paraprofessionals 37 chopping block 37 Gannett 37 paycheck 37 collective bargaining agreements 37 lump sum payment 37 shutdown 37 retrenchment 37 unionized workers 37 unfunded mandates 36 unpaid 36 rolling blackouts 36 lockout 35 shutdowns 35 nonessential 35 fare hikes 35 rollbacks 35 overtime 35 severance package 35 probationary period 35 trash pickup 35 retrench 34 Municipal Employees 34 drastic 34 cutback 34 draconian 34 wages 34 tuition hikes 34 severance 33 discretionary spending 33 unfunded liability 33 payrolls 33 MediaNews Group 33 downsizing 33 proration 33 Draconian 33 shuttering 33 AFSCME 33 restructure 33 hourly wage 33 unfilled 33 Brian Sandoval 33 staffing 33 binding arbitration 33 workdays 32 hourly 32 teaching assistants 32 bonuses 32 austerity measures 32 rollback 32 hirings 32 budgets 32 employees 32 mill levy 32 trimming 32 PERS 32 freeze 32 reorganizations 32 restructures 32 telecommuting 32 bankruptcy filing