Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

inital point of negotiations for a new union

The union said that the inital point of negotiation for a new contract is were wages and benifits are at now.

The company has said that negotiations start at minimum wage

What does the law say.


Asked on 8/17/08, 6:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Roger Evans Mathis & Donheiser

Re: inital point of negotiations for a new union

These are simply negotiation points. Law doesn't say where "negotiations start." It would not be impossible that wages and benefits could be reduced in negotiations so statement that wage negotiations start at the minimum wage that government requires appears to be true.

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Answered on 8/18/08, 3:33 am


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