Collective Bargaining Survey Template
This collective bargaining survey template helps authorized representatives ask members what deserves attention in the next contract discussion. Seven optional questions cover priorities, unclear terms, proposed improvements, and useful updates so the bargaining team can prepare an agenda grounded in member input.
This collective bargaining survey template helps authorized representatives ask members what deserves attention in the next contract discussion. Seven optional questions cover priorities, unclear terms, proposed improvements, and useful updates so the bargaining team can prepare an agenda grounded in member input.
When to use this collective bargaining survey
Send the questionnaire before proposals are settled, with a clear explanation of how the bargaining team will review responses. A top priority is a starting point for discussion; it does not authorize a concession or guarantee that a proposal will appear in an agreement. SurveyLegend gives you a starting questionnaire to adapt to one bargaining unit.
What the answers help you decide
Use this consultation to separate what members want discussed from what they need explained. Someone may prioritize scheduling while still needing clearer information about benefits. Ask about both, and keep the separate approval or voting process clear. This form collects preferences, not binding instructions.
Seven questions for your collective bargaining survey
Think about the upcoming contract discussions for your bargaining unit. Participation is voluntary and every question is optional. Do not include names, membership numbers, individual pay details or identifiable grievances. Use the representative's separate contact route for personal cases.
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Adapt the collective bargaining survey to your audience
Replace the topic list with terms that members recognize from the current agreement. Keep an option for a different concern, and explain unfamiliar labels before asking for a priority. Do not describe any option as the only fair or realistic choice; SurveyLegend's discussion of leading questions helps you check that wording. Keep individual casework out of the consultation and provide its normal private route.
Printable collective bargaining survey
Offer a blank form at a member meeting for people who prefer paper. Name the authorized collector and provide a private return method. Review paper responses separately before combining summaries; completing this form is not a ballot and paper answers are not automatically imported.
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Interpret your collective bargaining survey responses
Count first-choice topics among people who answered that item, then review the suggested changes behind them. Do not treat an unanswered item as acceptance. Compare the top priorities with unclear topics to plan explanations before a meeting. Group comments into proposals and information requests; SurveyLegend's open-ended data article explains how one comment can contain several themes. Report the number of participating members and avoid calling the results a mandate from everyone.
Dworkin and colleagues' 1988 study compared members' “pre-contractual preferences” with a negotiated settlement (abstract). Their bargaining study supports keeping expressed preferences separate from eventual outcomes. It examined one large union local; it does not validate these questions or predict your negotiations.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official contract vote?
No. This questionnaire helps representatives prepare discussions. Use the bargaining unit's separately approved process for any formal ballot or contract decision.
Should the survey ask members to rank every issue?
This version asks for one first priority and a written explanation. If you need a complete ranking, redesign and test that task separately rather than treating a single choice as an ordered list.
Can members raise individual grievances here?
Direct personal cases to the authorized representative through the normal private process. The consultation should collect themes without exposing individual cases.
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