They have forced cuts to public sector pay, reduced or frozen minimum wages, and restricted collective pay agreements in the name of greater market competition. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
«Reform's recommendations for abolishing national pay agreements for teachers and health staff have nothing to do with raising standards, but cutting costs to the bone.» (politics.co.uk)
In 2008, as part of a merit - pay agreement with the teachers» union, the Bloomberg administration shepherded a pension package through Albany that allowed teachers to retire five years earlier than before, but with full pension benefits. (nytimes.com)