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

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