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E-News Updates
Sign up for the free monthly Union Plus E-News with the latest benefits updates and consumer advice.

Print a PDF benefits guide here.

Retirement Planning Center

Money & Credit

Credit Card
1-800-522-4000
A union endorsed credit card, with low-rate balance transfers, a competitive rate, no annual fee, strike skip payments and a unique Member Advocacy Program.

Credit Counseling
1-877-833-1745
Regain control of your finances and stop collection calls. Get help from a high quality, non-profit counseling service, with free counseling and debt management plans.

Your Credit Score
Learn your credit score and get help improving it.

Loans
1-888-235-2759
Competitive-rate, personal and home equity loans. Ideal for debt consolidation.

Online Tax Service
Save big on online tax preparation compared to TurboTax® and TaxCut®. Just answer some simple questions to prepare your federal and state taxes, then e-file your returns. Free federal returns for lower income households.

Union-Made Checks
1-888-864-6625
Union-printed checks and return-address labels that feature your union logo.

Online Savings Account
1-866-655-5334
Earn more on your savings by depositing your money into an HSBCdirect Online Savings account. Union members can earn a special bonus.

Insurance Deals

Auto Insurance
1-800-294-9496
Members who purchase this insurance save an average of $380 on their auto insurance bill. Up to $250 grant for Driver’s Education classes.

UnionSecure Life Insurance
1-800-393-0864
UnionSecure provides a wide range of insurance protection including life insurance.

UnionSecure Accident Insurance
1-800-393-0864
UnionSecure provides a wide range of insurance protection with accident coverage and $5,000 of accidental death insurance at no cost.

Pet Insurance
1-866-473-7387
Cut the cost of owning a pet. Save 10% on pet health insurance premiums.

Health & Well Being

Health Savings
1-877-570-4845
Reduce your family’s out-of-pocket health care expenses with discounts on dental and vision care, prescription drugs, hearing, podiatry and diabetic supplies.

Health Club Discounts
1-888-294-1500
Pre-negotiated 20% to 60% discounts on monthly fees at over 1,500 health clubs.

Education Services

Education Services
1-877-881-1022
Provides information about loans, scholarships, how to select a school, how to prepare for college entry tests, and much more.

Auto Advantages

Car Rental Discounts
Avis 1-800-698-5685, ID# B723700
Budget 1-800-455-2848, ID# V816100
Save up to 25% on car rentals.

Goodyear Tire & Service Discount
Save up to 10% when you service your car or buy tires, and support union workers who make many Goodyear tires.

Motor Club
1-866-437-9274
Have peace of mind on the road with a full-service motor club that’s a better value than AAA. Get emergency roadside assistance and locksmith services (up to $100 per service call) from 40,000 service providers nationwide. All calls answered in the U.S.

Auto Buying
1-866-437-2336
Save time and money when you buy a new or used car or truck. Get pre-negotiated fleet pricing on most new vehicles, typically just 2-3% over dealer invoice.

House & Home

Mortgage & Real Estate
1-800-848-6466
Makes buying or selling a home or refinancing a mortgage easier and more affordable. Features include strike, layoff and disability assistance, and an easy over-the-phone application process.

Moving Discount
1-800-593-2526
Preferred moving discounts.

Pet Savings
1-888-789-PETS (1-888-789-7387)
Cut the cost of owning a pet. Save 25% on veterinarian services.

Home Heating Oil Discounts
1-800-660-0691
Save an average of $200-$300 a year on home heating oil. Available in CT, MA, NJ, NY, RI, NH, ME, PA, MD, DC and VA.

Legal Service

Legal Service
1-888-993-8886
Free and discounted legal assistance.

Everyday Savings

ConsumerReports.org Discount
Save 27% on an annual subscription to ConsumerReports.org, Consumer Reports’ online consumer information web site featuring Product Reviews, Product Ratings and Buying Guides. You’ll also get the latest issue of the magazine online.

Flower Discount
1-888-667-7779
Save 20% when you send flowers.

Union-Made Clothing Discounts
Justice Clothing Co. 1-888-661-0620
No Sweat Apparel 1-877-922-7827, Code: UnionPlus
Union Jean & Apparel Co. 1-888-937-8009, Code: UnionPlus
Buy union-made apparel and save with a minimum 5% discount on everything you buy. Jeans, dress shirts, casual wear, jackets and more.

Powell's Bookstore
Save on new and used books and textbooks at this discount unionized Internet bookseller.

Travel & Recreation

Cruise Discounts
1-866-867-0593
Save a minimum of 5% on cruises anywhere in the world from Norwegian Cruise Line. Enjoy Hawaii with NCL America, which operates US-flagged, all union cruise ships.

Worldwide Vacation Tours
1-800-590-1104
Discounted international travel packages and tours. Union members save $100.

Entertainment Discounts
1-800-565-3712, ID# 744387769
Save on movie tickets and rentals, theme parks, theaters, and sporting events.

Travel Center
The one stop for all of your travel needs including discounted car rentals, cruises, RV and condo rentals. Make airline and hotel reservations online through the largest airfare search engine on the Internet.

Car Rental Discounts
Avis 1-800-698-5685, ID# B723700
Budget 1-800-455-2848, ID# V816100
Hertz 1-800-654-2200, ID# 205666
Save up to 25% on car rentals.

Computers & Tech

Dell Computer Discounts
1-800-695-8133
Member ID: PS16626766
Discounts on computers and accessories.

Cingular Wireless Discount
Save up to 5% on cellular phone service with a unionized wireless phone company.

Internet Service Discount
1-888-868-6818
Get huge savings on high-speed dial-up Internet service. Features include pop-up blockers, spam filters, virus protection and more.

Broadband Phone Service (VOIP)
1-888-868-6818
Save up to 85% on your phone bill with Union Plus Voice. It’s easy to use. Just connect to your existing broadband Internet (cable or DSL) connection. A variety of calling plans with low monthly rates are available.


Government Links:

Federal Aviation Administration -FAA

National Mediation Board - NMB

National Labor Relations Board - NLRB

Department of Transportation - DOT

Department of Labor - DOL

National Transportation Safety Board - NTSB

FMLA info - from Dept. of Labor

OSHA - Occupational Safety

Library of Congress

Congress.Org

Thomas.gov - Current US Federal legislative Information

Whitehouse.gov - White House

Pension Search Directory

House.gov - U.S. House of Representatives

Senate.gov - U.S. Senate


More Union Links:

TWU- Transport Workers Union. TWU represents nearly 100,000 workers in the nation's transportation industries, including 50,000 workers in the airline industry in virtually all Class and Crafts. TWU today maintains contracts for its members working at the following airlines: American, TWA Northwest, Continental, Simmons, United, Southwest, Flagship, Executive Air, Wings West, UFS Inc., AMR Services, Dynair, Ogden Allied, Johnson Controls, Aloha, Hawaiian, Horizon and Alaska Air.

CLUW.org - The Coalition of Labor Union Women is America's only national organization for union women. Formed in 1974, CLUW is a nonpartisan organization within the union movement. The primary mission of CLUW is to unify all union women in a viable organization to determine our common problems and concerns and to develop action programs within the framework of our unions to deal effectively with our objectives.

IFPTE.org - International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

ALPA - Air Line Pilots Association. ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union, representing 64,000 pilots at 41 airlines in the United States and Canada.

IAM- Intl. Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers. The IAM is among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, representing 45,000 auto mechanics, technicians and support personnel among nearly 650,000 active and retired workers in dozens of industries.

SEIU - The 1.8 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the nation's largest and fastest growing union, and its membership is among the most diverse in the labor movement.

Newspaper Guild - Founded as a print journalists' union, the Guild today is primarily a media union whose members are diverse in their occupations, but who share the view that the best working conditions are achieved by people who have a say in their workplace. The Guild has more than 34,000 members in the United States, Canada and in Puerto Rico.

Teamsters - The Teamsters represent 1.4 million working men and women in virtually every occupation throughout the United States and Canada.

Union Privilege - Union member discounts. Money-saving benefits exclusively for members of participating unions.

George Meany Center for Labor Studies - A national center providing continuous labor education for all union activists.

Center for Labor Education & Research - The Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham provides university-level training for workers.

APFA- American Airlines Flight Attendants

DeltaAFA - Delta flight attendants organizing web site

TWU Local 556 - Southwest Airlines flight attendants

IAM Air Transport District - Flight Attendants at Continental Airlines ExpressJet and Continental Micronesia

Worker's Independent News Service  News by and about working people. Click Here to listen to Headlines in Real Audio format

Solidarity Center - The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. They work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.


 

 


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