SCENARIO
A power company began employing women as meter readers, and the job classification went from all-male to all-female within a few years. The labor union that represented the bargaining unit negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement that froze wages in the meter reader classification and lowered wages for new hires. There was evidence that the company president made comments concerning the desirability of housewives to read meters and that he admitted the contract was unfavorable to women. A number of women in the meter reader classification filed suit against the union and the employer for gender and wage discrimination.

Analyze all issues and decide the case.