Sentences with phrase «avoid additional layoffs»
During a negotiating session, district officials say they can't afford to do so, and say they are trying to avoid additional layoffs.
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The governor announced earlier this month that Council 82 agreed to cuts in health care benefits, wage freezes and additional concessions that avoided layoffs.
However, when explained to voters that Mayor Bloomberg says his proposal to hike the city's sales tax half a percent is not ideal but is a solution to avoid additional spending cuts in the city's budget and reduce the number of layoffs, slightly more — 46 % — support the idea.
Additionally, he has helped secure an additional $ 10 billion to avoid teacher layoffs; the elimination of student loan subsidies to banks; and a $ 500 million national competition for early learning programs.