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

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