Robitaille turned down a one year deal with a substantial pay cut by Kings GM Dave Taylor.

But some fiscal experts and public officials have questioned the propriety of substantial pay raises at a time when city officials have said they may have to cut thousands of jobs.

You know what happened then: substantial pay kicked in.

After the dispute was resolved the strikers received 80% of their original aims and substantial back pay.

There is one player in line for a substantial pay raise this off-season.

In addition, both of the teaching unions in higher education have substantial pay claims awaiting settlement.

The longer workdays were among the concessions obtained by Mr. Bloomberg in the 2005 contract, which gave the teachers substantial pay raises.

So any substantial pay raises could alarm investors.

Five top staff aides of the New York City Council have received substantial pay increases to the $100,000-a-year level as the legislative body prepares to exercise expanded powers in the new year.

This meant the employer did not need to give substantial back pay for firing a worker after he handed out fliers for the AFL union.