Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Management doesn't have to increase other employees salaries at all. It's strictly up to the whim of the company in it's sole discretion for these non-contract employees.
Technically, that's true -- but they may
think it will be necessary in order to keep other unions off the property. It's always useful to know what your opponent is thinking during negotiations, even if (and perhaps
especially if) their thinking is erroneous.