This study aimed to determine the effect of group emotional intelligence on total rewards effectiveness. The analysis unit entire unit population is 58 unionized workers groups at enterprise-level unions affiliated with SPSI, SPN, SBSI, and SBSI 92 at garment industry companies in Bandung Raya. The observation unit involved 58 union leaders and proportionately define 377 union members. The method used is descriptive verification. Descriptive analysis using cross-sectional tabulation, whereas verification analysis with Partial Least Square approach used SMARTPLS 2.0 M3 software. According to union’s leaders and members perspective, descriptive research results demonstrated that group emotional intelligence not yet high, and total rewards not yet effective. While verificative research results demonstrated that the lower group emotional intelligence can cause total rewards increasingly ineffective, according to both perspective. This research can contribute as a material consideration for employers, unions, and government in the unionized worker's management.