Originally posted by gaweidert WOW!!, My least 12 years at Kodak we didn't get a single raise. Although one guy I know got a $60 a year raise to make him equal to the others in his group.
In 3 more years I 'max out'.
By the union contract, after 6 years of employment, no matter where a person is in the wage progression (they don't always start everyone out at the base rate), they automatically bump to the top of the scale for their particular job classification. After that the only increases are whatever annual percentage is negotiated for cost of living increases (typically a fraction of the CPI for the region, runs 1% to 3%).
But.
Nearly all the pay grades max out at very good money.
Add on more overtime than many like to work, and the $$$$ add up quick.
The only kicker for me is I will max out about a year and a half from my 65th birthday. I would like to retire then, but if my body can still manage it, I may hang on one more year.
If they are still building airplanes in The World's Largest Building that is.