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Did you know that the Consumer Price Index (cost of living) for Los Angeles rose by over 4.165% from December 2006 to December 2007? That means that even if you received the Guild's maximum 4.25% "merit" increase at the end of the year you were only able to beat local inflation by less than .085%. Everyone else, including those at other "Exceeds Expectations" levels (3.75%-4%), was actually rewarded with a merit PAY CUT in real wages. With our union we can negotiate contract language that sets the local Consumer Price Index as the BASE rate for our merit increases.