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

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