“The schooldoes nothave toagree to anydemand.”Let's findcommonground at thebargainingtable“Have youdone yourresearch?”The UFTrepresentsthe mosteducators inthe country“We havean opendoorpolicy.”Then whydo we feelignored?“Weappreciateall the workyou do.”Whydoesn't itfeel thatway?“Unionsare badfor ourstudents”Addressingour concernswill makeGUG better“We’relistening.”Why haven'tyou beenlistening thiswhole time?“We won'tbe able tobe aslenient.”We just wantfair andsustainablejobs“We have agreatworkplace, aunion isn'tneeded”We canpreserve thegood thingsin ourcontract“The unionmay forceyou to goon strike.”There are otherways oforganizingthroughcollective action"We offerverygenerousbenefits"Imagine howmuch betterour benefitscould be!“We supportunions, butwe don'tneed onehere!”Howconvenient!DUESDues are a littleover 1%, wewon't pay themuntil contract isratified (w/higher wages!)“Theunion is a3rd party.”The union ismade up of asupermajority ofstaff!"You'reputting theSchool atrisk"Union-bustingconsultantscost$2,500/day“We’reafamily.”Thisisn'tpersonal"We havevery highpay for theindustry"Inflationwas 7%this year“You don'twant to belocked intoa contract”"We wantsecurityandstability"“We’resorry.” or“Give usanotherchance.”We areexercising ourright to organizeto improveconditions here“The unioncan imposea contractwithout avote.”We will voteon a contractbefore itgoes intoeffect“The unionwill onlycausetension.”We areworkingtogether toimprove theschool for all“With a union,you won’t beable to talkdirectly tomanagementanymore.”Our unionreps willadvocatefor us“Whydidn’t youcome tous first?"We did!And wefeelignored!“We’lllose ourflexibility.”We want toimproveconditionsthroughbargaining“Unprecedentedtimes”Exactly!“The schooldoes nothave toagree to anydemand.”Let's findcommonground at thebargainingtable“Have youdone yourresearch?”The UFTrepresentsthe mosteducators inthe country“We havean opendoorpolicy.”Then whydo we feelignored?“Weappreciateall the workyou do.”Whydoesn't itfeel thatway?“Unionsare badfor ourstudents”Addressingour concernswill makeGUG better“We’relistening.”Why haven'tyou beenlistening thiswhole time?“We won'tbe able tobe aslenient.”We just wantfair andsustainablejobs“We have agreatworkplace, aunion isn'tneeded”We canpreserve thegood thingsin ourcontract“The unionmay forceyou to goon strike.”There are otherways oforganizingthroughcollective action"We offerverygenerousbenefits"Imagine howmuch betterour benefitscould be!“We supportunions, butwe don'tneed onehere!”Howconvenient!DUESDues are a littleover 1%, wewon't pay themuntil contract isratified (w/higher wages!)“Theunion is a3rd party.”The union ismade up of asupermajority ofstaff!"You'reputting theSchool atrisk"Union-bustingconsultantscost$2,500/day“We’reafamily.”Thisisn'tpersonal"We havevery highpay for theindustry"Inflationwas 7%this year“You don'twant to belocked intoa contract”"We wantsecurityandstability"“We’resorry.” or“Give usanotherchance.”We areexercising ourright to organizeto improveconditions here“The unioncan imposea contractwithout avote.”We will voteon a contractbefore itgoes intoeffect“The unionwill onlycausetension.”We areworkingtogether toimprove theschool for all“With a union,you won’t beable to talkdirectly tomanagementanymore.”Our unionreps willadvocatefor us“Whydidn’t youcome tous first?"We did!And wefeelignored!“We’lllose ourflexibility.”We want toimproveconditionsthroughbargaining“Unprecedentedtimes”Exactly!

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