Bargaining 2025

• Plans the overall strategy, tactics, and timing
• Coordinates the bargaining delegation and the contract action team(s)
• Handles the administrative, financial, legal, and logistical matters
• Liaison to other organizational levels of the union, to allies, and to the community

• Meets regularly throughout bargaining to research and prepare proposals/justifications
• Bargain across-the-table/in caucus
• Develop messages for members distributed via Member Action Team(s)
• Listens and responds to feedback from members
• Makes “Tentative Agreements” and makes recommendations on ratification

• Ad hoc committee to prepare for bargaining and elect the Bargaining Team
• Review Bargaining Survey results to help determine bargaining priorities
• Offers subject matter support to the team
• Helps set goals and confers with bargaining team on progress of negotiations
• Following Bargaining Team election, transition to increase the capacity of the Member Action Team (MAT) by talking with members

• Plans and executes bargaining actions and builds membership power
• Educates and generates support for goals and proposals among members
• Responds to rumors, misinformation, and membership fears and concerns

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• Understands their role and responsibility in helping to negotiate a good agreement
• Provides honest information to their leaders about their needs and priorities
• Understands that no union committee gets everything it wants at the bargaining table
• Seeks accurate information during negotiations, asks questions, and shows support
• Participate in actions big and small to show your union support and support for a fair and fantastic contract!