Absolutely they can, and I can choose to work for them or not, its why I love America! There are many jobs that dont have a Union, and at ANY of them (including the one you work for) the company can make decisions and the employees can make decisions, its the balance of the 2 that makes a company strong. Yes the company will pay us as little as they can to get the pilots they need, and I will work for the maximum I can get at the job I want. You are kidding yourself if you think the REASON NJ pay is what it is is becasue of the Union. NJ will pay the minimum it can to adequatley staff the company. Keep in mind there were unions at regionals not long ago as the regional guys were lucky to make minimum wage.