Well...
Supposedly word from the Front Office came down today that the contract is all signed and a big 8% raise this year and another 8% raise last year, and our phone allowance gets a 100% raise to 30 dhs (about $8 US) per month. That makes up for the 25% a year inflation!!!
At least some Portuguese guy won the "How low will our raise be?" pool. He's RICH now!!!