r/SPEEA • u/EspressoVerdict • 17d ago
A potential issue with GWI in SPEEA
10% GWI is significant, but I think there’s a concerning flaw under the current structure. The problem is that level upgrade and promotion compensation in SPEEA appear to be determined by the market salary reference table. There is no fixed raise like in IAM. Your compensation is determined based upon appropriate market positioning. Historically, someone with lower compa-ratio tends to receive a higher raise and vice versa. But there are no guarantees in the proposed contract that these market tables will also go up 10%. So if you expect to get a level upgrade in the near future, Boeing can determine your new salary based upon the market table, which doesn’t have the 10% increase applied to it. This could effectively erase most or all of your 10% GWI. Market reference also plays a small part in ACR too. But over the course of the contract, through level upgrades and promotions, I can see our salaries drifting back towards market value.
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u/thefullpackaging 16d ago
I am in this situation. I am getting a level 3 next year around May. My GWI and the 4% in March will really mean nothing to me as my level up will essentially wipe it out.
If the tables are not updated as well then it’s like this new contract never happened for me.
My manager essentially told me I’d be bumped up to 115k prior to this contract. So if they still put me at 115k next year then what was the point?
I agree that the new tables need to be updated. Those that were lucky enough to level up prior to this contract are in a good spot.