Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 65 furloughs 63 furlough 60 hiring freeze 57 layoffs 55 unionized 54 unionized workers 52 belt tightening 51 salaried employees 51 union 51 wage 51 lay offs 51 unions 51 cuts 51 collective bargaining 50 salaries 50 layoff notices 50 salaried workers 49 binding arbitration 49 cutbacks 49 salary 49 collective bargaining agreements 47 tentative agreement 47 hourly wages 47 severance package 47 AFSCME 47 wages 46 austerity measures 46 compulsory redundancies 46 severance packages 46 hikes 45 fare hikes 45 bargaining table 45 tuition hikes 45 furloughed 45 pensions 45 salaried 45 budget shortfall 44 budget 44 hourly wage 43 layoff 43 retrenchment 43 redundancies 43 CAW 43 labor unions 43 minimum wage 43 COLA 43 reductions 43 nonunion 43 teaching assistants 42 rollbacks 42 concessions 42 Canadian Auto Workers 42 austerity 42 pension 42 CUPE 42 United Auto Workers 41 walkout 41 bargaining 41 collective bargaining agreement 41 rehiring 41 smoking ban 41 levy 41 unionization 41 hike 41 regionalization 41 rollback 40 severance 40 Unions 40 unfunded liability 40 pink slips 40 freeze 40 Layoffs 40 buyouts 40 rehire 39 renegotiation 39 workweek 39 insurance premiums 39 rehired 39 shutdown 39 Civil Service 39 unionism 38 budget shortfalls 38 bonuses 38 picket line 38 unionize 38 increases 38 downsizing 38 indefinite strike 38 Teamsters Local 38 lump sum payment 38 millage rate 38 wage earners 37 Employment Relations 37 privatizing 37 surtax 37 machinists 37 retirees 37 UAW 37 Salaries 37 retroactive 37 lockout