"About 75 or 80 percent of the students raised their hands."

Another is that 80 percent of the money raised must be spent on a single deal.

The union wants 6.75 percent raises in each of the three years.

The ceiling was raised only once, in 1984, by 25 percent, to $270.

Close to 90 percent of the 600 lawyers raised their hands, he recalled.

They wanted to know who got 8 percent raises, and all rolled their eyes as if one.

The third contract would give no raise the first year and 4 percent raises the final two.

This meant 10 to 15 percent raises for a couple dozen of its 300 workers.

The taxi fare was last raised, by 26 percent, in May 2004 after eight years without a change.

For 1987, the rates were raised by 11 percent.