I've scheduled a meeting next week with HR to discuss the wage they are willing to pay new hires with no experience whatsoever.
Effective 03/21/2019, I started this job getting paid $16.60 per hour. After three years of promotions and merit based raises, I now make $18.76 an hour, being one of the company's top performing employees.
As of this month 12/1/2022, the company has revealed they are willing to pay brand new hires with no experience beyond a high school diploma $18.05 as a starting wage.
If my wage was adjusted for what they are willing to pay new hires, my current wage should be increased by $1.45 to $20.21 per hour.
I plan on telling HR in a meeting that I desire this $1.45 adjustment. If they flat out refuse or try to “compromise” with a smaller raise, I plan on sending HR an email during the meeting declaring my intention to investigate forming a Union.
It is my assumption, that if they have absolutely no reason to fire me at all, and I just sent them a documented intent to form a Union, it would be illegal to fire me, correct?