The union has threatened a strike in retaliation for the company's plans to reduce benefits.工会扬言要举行罢工,以报复公司的福利削减计划。Welfare cuts have reduced the income of those at the bottom of the pile.福利削减使那些处于底层的人收入减少了。There is increased pressure on Congress to backtrack on some of the welfare cuts imposed last year.国会受到更大压力,要他们取消去年实施的部分福利削减。