Q: Does employer have the right to decrease nonunion workers wage and not to do the same to union workers?
A: Yes. It would be easier to decrease non-union hours because the employer would have to negotiate with the union to decrease union hours.
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Your headline does not provide much to go on. What industry? What percent of the WF is Union/non union? Do the two groups have different makeups.
Here is one limitation that I can think of, if all union members are male and all non union members are female, then this could be in violation of the Equal Pay Act that requires men and women to be treated the same in terms of wages.
You should find an attorney that deals with Union issues and discuss this with him/her fully.
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