“We havean opendoorpolicy.”Then whydo we feelignored?“The unioncan imposea contractwithout avote.”We will voteon a contractbefore itgoes intoeffect“The museumdoes not haveto agree toany demand.”Let's findcommonground at thebargainingtable“Weappreciateall the workyou do.”Whydoesn't itfeel thatway?“Whydidn’t youcome tous first?"We did!And wefeelignored!“Theunion is a3rd party.”The union ismade up of asupermajority ofstaff!“Unprecedentedtimes”Exactly!“We’relistening.”Why haven'tyou beenlistening thiswhole time?“Unionsare badfor ourvisitors”Addressingour concernswill make themuseumbetter“We’resorry.” or“Give usanotherchance.”We areexercising ourright to organizeto improveconditions here“Have youdone yourresearch?”AFSCMErepresents themost museumworkers in thecountry“We’ll loseour flexibilitybecause ofrigid unionrules.”We want toimproveconditionsthroughbargaining"You'reputting theMuseum atrisk"Union-bustingconsultantscost$2,500/day“The unionmay forceyou to goon strike.”There are otherways oforganizingthroughcollective action“We’reafamily.”:-)“With a union,you won’t beable to talkdirectly tomanagersanymore.”Our unionreps willadvocatefor us“Unionmembershipis on thedecline.”Thisisn'ttrue!“The unionwill onlycausetension.”We are workingtogether toimprove themuseum for all“With a unioncontract, youcould gainthings, but youcould losethings, too.”We just wantfair andsustainablejobs"We offerverygenerousbenefits"Imagine howmuch betterour benefitscould be!“Fewerpromotions”/”Fewerraises”Threateningto take awayour benefitsis illegal"We havevery highpay for theindustry"Inflationwas 7%this year“We supportunions, butwe don'tneed onehere!”Howconvenient!DUESDues are 1-2%,we won't paythem untilcontract isratified (w/higher wages!)“We havean opendoorpolicy.”Then whydo we feelignored?“The unioncan imposea contractwithout avote.”We will voteon a contractbefore itgoes intoeffect“The museumdoes not haveto agree toany demand.”Let's findcommonground at thebargainingtable“Weappreciateall the workyou do.”Whydoesn't itfeel thatway?“Whydidn’t youcome tous first?"We did!And wefeelignored!“Theunion is a3rd party.”The union ismade up of asupermajority ofstaff!“Unprecedentedtimes”Exactly!“We’relistening.”Why haven'tyou beenlistening thiswhole time?“Unionsare badfor ourvisitors”Addressingour concernswill make themuseumbetter“We’resorry.” or“Give usanotherchance.”We areexercising ourright to organizeto improveconditions here“Have youdone yourresearch?”AFSCMErepresents themost museumworkers in thecountry“We’ll loseour flexibilitybecause ofrigid unionrules.”We want toimproveconditionsthroughbargaining"You'reputting theMuseum atrisk"Union-bustingconsultantscost$2,500/day“The unionmay forceyou to goon strike.”There are otherways oforganizingthroughcollective action“We’reafamily.”:-)“With a union,you won’t beable to talkdirectly tomanagersanymore.”Our unionreps willadvocatefor us“Unionmembershipis on thedecline.”Thisisn'ttrue!“The unionwill onlycausetension.”We are workingtogether toimprove themuseum for all“With a unioncontract, youcould gainthings, but youcould losethings, too.”We just wantfair andsustainablejobs"We offerverygenerousbenefits"Imagine howmuch betterour benefitscould be!“Fewerpromotions”/”Fewerraises”Threateningto take awayour benefitsis illegal"We havevery highpay for theindustry"Inflationwas 7%this year“We supportunions, butwe don'tneed onehere!”Howconvenient!DUESDues are 1-2%,we won't paythem untilcontract isratified (w/higher wages!)

PTM United! Union Busting Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Then why do we feel ignored?
    “We have an open door policy.”
  2. We will vote on a contract before it goes into effect
    “The union can impose a contract without a vote.”
  3. Let's find common ground at the bargaining table
    “The museum does not have to agree to any demand.”
  4. Why doesn't it feel that way?
    “We appreciate all the work you do.”
  5. We did! And we feel ignored!
    “Why didn’t you come to us first?"
  6. The union is made up of a super majority of staff!
    “The union is a 3rd party.”
  7. Exactly!
    “Unprecedented times”
  8. Why haven't you been listening this whole time?
    “We’re listening.”
  9. Addressing our concerns will make the museum better
    “Unions are bad for our visitors”
  10. We are exercising our right to organize to improve conditions here
    “We’re sorry.” or “Give us another chance.”
  11. AFSCME represents the most museum workers in the country
    “Have you done your research?”
  12. We want to improve conditions through bargaining
    “We’ll lose our flexibility because of rigid union rules.”
  13. Union-busting consultants cost $2,500/day
    "You're putting the Museum at risk"
  14. There are other ways of organizing through collective action
    “The union may force you to go on strike.”
  15. :-)
    “We’re a family.”
  16. Our union reps will advocate for us
    “With a union, you won’t be able to talk directly to managers anymore.”
  17. This isn't true!
    “Union membership is on the decline.”
  18. We are working together to improve the museum for all
    “The union will only cause tension.”
  19. We just want fair and sustainable jobs
    “With a union contract, you could gain things, but you could lose things, too.”
  20. Imagine how much better our benefits could be!
    "We offer very generous benefits"
  21. Threatening to take away our benefits is illegal
    “Fewer promotions”/ ”Fewer raises”
  22. Inflation was 7% this year
    "We have very high pay for the industry"
  23. How convenient!
    “We support unions, but we don't need one here!”
  24. Dues are 1-2%, we won't pay them until contract is ratified (w/ higher wages!)
    DUES