Then that’s pretty much it — they can try to change the agreement, you can reject that change, and what happens next depends on how valuable you to them are compared to how much you need that particular job. If you can find another job, which I would recommend at this point, tell them no you do not want to change your rate, and see what they say. I would say that doing that would lead to being fired outright or then making you so miserable that you choose to leave, though.

I am not an expert on unemployment compensation, but I believe if they were to fire you because you don’t agree that you would have a very good chance of being awarded UC, which could help while you job hunt.

These sorts of things rarely end happily — either they resent you for making more than they think you are worth or you end up staying somewhere you feel undervalued and mistreated.

You could start a union