The lower costs were chiefly due to lower staffing and salary levels at contract towers.

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The lower costs were chiefly from lower staffing and salary levels at contract towers, which had an average of six controllers, while FAA towers had 16.

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Revis is one of the highest-paid players on a team that just cut five players to get under the league's mandated salary cap, and his contract is up after next season.

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And Williamson's relationship with the Easter Road directors was put to the test when he was forced to renegotiate the lucrative five-year deal he signed in favour of a reduced salary and a one-year rolling contract.

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The league ruled that the contract circumvented the salary cap and the CBA was amended to limit further abuse, but the rash of front-loaded deals approved in prior years still remain.

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He was thought to be a hot coaching candidate until Clemson extended his contract and nearly tripled his salary in December.

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Mr. Lee will receive three months of severance and one week's salary, in addition to any earned time off, under his contract.

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As America went to war this week, America West's pilots overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract which, while reducing job security and retirement benefits, amazingly included an 11% salary increase.

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