I used the word “right”, but I could have used the word “ethical”, under the circumstances.
That said, in what you describe, I see a danger of inequity between professions, and even between workers within the same profession, because some may take steps in another province and, on their return, be able to bring down the costs for their services.
How is morale among your members? What's their reality? How many of your members are self-employed? What proportion work in the private sector and what proportion in the public sector? Can you tell us a little more about that?