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

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