CAMPAIGN CALENDARS AND TIMELINES - Examples - Sample Bargaining Timeline for a Contract Expiring June 30

Sep 1, 2026

Campaign calendars and bargaining timelines outline a private sector EMS contract strategy and a Missouri home care wage campaign plan. The document sets goals to finish bargaining by mid-October before the legislative session, emphasizes messaging discipline, and targets governor action for a minimum-wage increase tied to COLA. It details outreach groups, press mechanisms (op-eds, LTEs, ads, social and video), message prep, messenger training, and a week-by-week timeline from August through early October.

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Campaign calendars and timelines - Examples

Sample bargaining timeline for a contract expiring June 30

Goal and political strategy

Outreach groups and message mechanisms

Message preparation and talking points

Target members and messenger training

Timeline (Week 1 to Week 10+)

CAMPAIGN CALENDARS AND TIMELINES – Examples Sample Bargaining Timeline for a Contract Expiring June 30th Private Sector EMS Contract Campaign Timeline – 1st Contract Missouri Home Care Contract Campaign: Plan and Timeline (Aug – Oct.) Goal: Getting to the Finish Line Finish up Bargaining by Mid-October. Non economics are done. Economics are on the table. Need to build a wage campaign around raising the minimum wage for CDS attendants and tying it to a COLA. 10.92 currently on the table. We need to finish bargaining by October before the legislative session starts moving. Must be focused on messaging and moving Economics. The political analysis is that RIGHT NOW all roads lead to the Governor. He has the ability to move the minimum wage fight for CDS workers. And we can get a contract. NO INCREASE NEEDED ONLY REALOCATION OF WHAT IS ALREADY DISPERSED TO THE VENDORS AND CILS. Moving the Governor. Identify groups and point person for outreach to communicate with Gov. Determine different ways of message delivery Groups Labor and the Pulpit (Lenny and Jeff) Consumers of Program (Susan and team) Attendants (Susan and team) Civic groups (non-JWJ) recipients of program or potential (sr. groups) Beth Griffin Potentially adding friendly CILS who feel competition of vendors, willing to join the min. wage campaign (DRA Lenny Susan BAILS .. Others?) Mechanisms for delivering THE MESSAGE TO THE GOV THROUGH STAKEHOLDERS Show up at Governors Events: Poised for one day notice. (Rapid Response Teams, over 1,000 community support cards, JWJ contacts, Consumers and Workers, community allies) NOT TILL AFTER THE VETO SESSION SEPT. 10TH Op Eds LTEs Banner Ads Face Book Tweets City Councils: resolutions letter/calls UTube Consumers voice National Press Strategies Actions/Press Events Walk in my shoes Reporter home visit Interview food bank staff about flow of attendants Others? Message Prep and Talking Points Prep Blue Paper “2 pages”: Making the case for a raise for essential workers. Create a two page Blue paper – captures program value (2 stories); facts about savings, facts about inefficiencies – propose solutions (Ed Ramthun) Message Triangle: Message Discipline around the wage (see Mazur’s plan); Secondary Priorities. ***Target Members of the MO Quality Home Care Council (secondary target, seat 2 and educate and influence MQHCC.) Messenger and Prep Develop Target List of Consumer/Attendants/Family / potentially others (community support signers from organizations Sift through consumer and attendant stories, Select tier 1 geographic targets tier 2 smaller areas Prepare with message, LTEs and possible community actions to draw press. Use Summit to train and develop cons/att/family messengers. First Tier Target Areas St. Louis – St. Louis Post Dispatch Joplin Area – Joplin Globe Springfield – Springfield News Leader KC – KC Star Columbia – Columbia Daily Tribune SE MO – SE Missourian Farmington/Potosi – Park Hill Daily Journal TIME LINE Week 1. Aug. 11-16 – [pre-Summit) Set up Consumer/Bargaining Team Letters to the Editor (for release in wk2) (see media market list attached) Dates to send / email snail mail? Need several examples of LTEs Identify Consumers / Bargaining Team to write letters (targeted media list and MQHCC Barg Team newspaper (if not included in the list) Conference call with targeted C/BTs) Set up Summit Press Releases (for release wk 2) (template / change for town). Quotes 1) Consumer 1) Attendant 1) Family Member Set up possible National Pitch with DC/SEIU “Nixon has a chance to be a Hero”. Set up Summit Agenda and Com Pieces Aug 16 Staff meeting Jeff City 10 am Campaign Plan Summit Agenda and Assignments Post Summit Actions set up Message Training Week 2 Aug. 18-22 Launch Consumers / Bargaining Team – LTEs Launch Summit Press Releases Aug 22-24 Activists Summit Design and Dynamics should support fair wage campaign for attendants Prepare consumers attendants family for critical role in wage campaign S

FAQs

What is the primary goal and deadline for the bargaining campaign?

The goal is to finish bargaining by mid-October, specifically before the legislative session begins and moves forward.

Which messaging and wage approach does the plan emphasize?

The plan emphasizes raising the minimum wage for CDS attendants and tying it to a COLA, with messaging focused on moving economics.

How does the timeline structure public and press activities across weeks?

It assigns weekly actions from setting up teams and media materials in Week 1, launching LTEs and summit press releases in Week 2–3, running statewide days of action and press calls in Week 3–4, and continuing letters, visits to editorial boards, and bargaining-related steps through early October.

Sep 1, 2026

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