It has to reject efforts to close bargaining off from the membership. The employer tries to hide bargaining from the membership. The union should insist on at least every other session being held in or near a workplace where it can invite members to observe. Who's on the team - Bargaining a contract is the single most important thing a union does. Therefore, the key leaders of the union should have constituted the core of the bargaining team.
Size does matter - Large bargaining committees tend to intimidate management.
The committee should have broad-based representation even if all members don't come to the table at every meeting. Keeping the members in the dark - Bargaining reports should go out immediately after a session. Someone other than the chief negotiator should be designated to work on a report during bargaining. The report should then be edited and sent out the same day as the bargaining session. This task is one of the most important activities of the bargaining team.