Status quo simply means you keep what you have while you’re negotiating your first contract. This does not mean you are “frozen.” Annual raises will still happen. Bonuses still get paid.
Currently, Mercedes can change or eliminate any benefit of employment without our agreement. Whem we win our union, management is legally prohibited from changing or eliminating a benefit without our agreement through collective bargaining. Before we have a union, it is also unlawful for Mercedes to threaten to take away a benefit if we choose to unionize.