> How would a union work here if the company just turn around and say "sorry - your members are already at the top of the rate in this market. Our policy is not

> How would a union work here if the company just turn around and say "sorry - your members are already at the top of the rate in this market. Our policy is not to pay more than the market rate. End of discussion."? The union could organize a strike and demand different policies. Choosing not to work is the one piece of pressure that employees can leverage. Of course if you ask politely it won't change things. AWU does not yet have the scale to really make that happen yet, though.