UA

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA)

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Plumbers & Pipefitters
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Strike Benefits

Grants and benefits to support you during a strike

We’re here to help when union members are on strike. Check out our strike benefits below. 

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Strike grants give you money when you need it most
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Get cash with a strike grant. Unlike a loan, you'll never need to repay the money. If you have a Union Plus Credit Card or Teamster Privilege Credit Card or a Union Plus Personal Loan, you may eligible for a grant.

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Defer Your Auto Insurance Payment
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If you’re a Union Plus policy holder involved in a union-approved strike or lockout lasting 90 days or longer, you can defer your premium payments for two months.

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To check eligibility and use this strike benefit, call 855-666-5797.

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Waive Your Life Insurance Payment
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If you’re a Union Plus policyholder, your premiums are waived for up to three months during union-approved strikes lasting more than 30 consecutive days. This waived premium never has to be repaid. 

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To check eligibility and use this strike benefit, call 800-393-0864.

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Waive Your Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Payment
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If you’re a Union Plus policyholder, your premiums are waived for up to one full year during a union-approved strike or lockout lasting 30 days or more, providing the coverage remains in force. This waived premium never has to be repaid.

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To check eligibility and use this strike benefit, call 800-393-0864.

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Please visit our Union Plus Grants FAQ. Please send additional questions to grants@unionplus.org.

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*Not all unions are eligible for Strike Grants.

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If you’re on strike, you may be eligible for a grant that you'll never need to repay. 

Save My Home Hotline

Find out how to save your home now

Are you having trouble paying your mortgage? Get a free, confidential talk with a housing counselor.

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The Union Plus Save My Home Hotline is provided through the non-profit Money Management International (MMI).

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Speak with a HUD-certified housing counselor
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Are you a homeowner facing financial trouble that may make you fall behind on your mortgage payments or worried that the next change in your adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) will put payments out of reach? The Union Plus Save My Home Hotline may be able to help. 

Arrange for a confidential, free consultation with expert housing counselors who can provide advice, help you find answers and develop an action plan to get your financial house in order.  

Call 866-490-5361 any time day or night, or visit one of the 100+ local offices in 22 states and the District of Columbia for face-to-face counseling.

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Fully-trained, HUD-certified counselors will discuss your individual situation and offer advice and guidance that is personalized for your situation.  

Save My Home Hotline Counselors can: 

  • Provide a free budget and spending analysis to assess your current financial situation. 

  • Explain how best to work with your lender and understand all of the options available to help you retain your home and prevent foreclosure. 

  • Protect you from future credit problems before you get too far behind on mortgage payments. 

  • Provide a written plan of action you can follow. 

  • Offer referrals to other resources, including credit and bankruptcy counseling, if appropriate. 

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The following are eligible: 

  • Dues-paying labor union members of participating unions 

  • Retired union members  

  • Spouse, domestic partners, and children (age 18+) may be included 

  • Widows/widowers of union members 

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Can the Hotline help me if I am already behind on my mortgage payments?
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Yes. The hotline's HUD-certified counselors can help you establish a budget, set priorities and explain all the available strategies to stop foreclosure and help you keep your home. Landlords and lenders often are willing to be flexible about repayment of late or missing payments. 
 
If you simply cannot make your payments, your counselor can provide advice for working with the lender. Your lender may be able to restructure your loan to a fixed rate, for example, or allow you to make smaller payments for a limited period of time (those payments will be added to the loan balance, though.) If necessary, your counselor will make referrals to other resources or alternatives such as a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (where you essentially turn the home back over to the lender). You'll leave the session with a plan outlining actions you need to take.

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Will the counselors work directly with my lender?
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No. Unlike with credit counseling, the Save My Home Hotline counselors are unable to work directly with your lender. However, they will create an action plan to help you address your housing concerns. After the session, you should be better prepared to work with your lender. And, you may call the Hotline to speak with a counselor as many times as you need to make sure all of your questions and concerns are answered.

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What type of information should I have ready to discuss with a counselor?
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Your counseling session will consist of a review of your circumstances, including income, expenses, debts and mortgage terms. You should have the account numbers, billing addresses, current payments and balances for all creditors you owe, as well as any information from your mortgage lender, including payment amount and time delinquent (if applicable).

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What assistance is available if I have a Union Plus Mortgage?
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If you have a Union Plus Mortgage, you may also be eligible for the Union Plus Mortgage Assistance Program. 

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Need help?

If you have questions, send an email to: grants@unionplus.org

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If you’re facing mortgage payment problems, talk to a HUD-certified housing counselor. It’s free and confidential.

Bankruptcy Counseling Fee Waiver

Get $50 bankruptcy filing counseling fee waived

Before you file for bankruptcy, get pre-filing counseling for free. The $50 counseling fee is waived for union members. 

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Money Management International The Union Plus Bankruptcy Counseling Fee Waiver  is available through the non-profit, Money Management International (MMI).

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Counseling is required before you declare bankruptcy
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Declaring bankruptcy is a big decision. But it may be your best option if you can’t pay your bills and your debt is mounting. The federal government requires pre-filing counseling to start the process and helps you understand how bankruptcy works.  

Union members or union retirees can get a bankruptcy counseling fee waiver when you meet with a certified counselor from the Union Plus Credit Counseling Program through Money Management International (MMI).

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The free bankruptcy counseling filing fee waiver is currently available in the United States, but not available in Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and Canada. 

To be eligible, you must be: 

  • Dues-paying labor union members of participating unions 

  • Retired labor union members 

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Call the bankruptcy line for Union Plus Credit Counseling at 866-279-7197 (available 24/7) to set up an appointment.

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Need help? 

If you have questions, send an email to  grants@unionplus.org 

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Get the $50 bankruptcy pre-filing counseling fee waived.

Disaster Relief Grants

Get a $500 grant if you’re affected by a disaster

If you’ve been impacted by a natural disaster, you may be eligible to receive a $500 disaster relief grant that doesn’t have to be repaid. 

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If you participate in these Union Plus programs, you may be eligible for a Disaster Grant.
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Are you a Union Plus Credit Card or Teamster Privilege Credit Card cardholder?
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Call 800-622-2580 to speak directly with a specially trained representative. Representatives in the United States handle all customer service calls to the Union Plus Credit Card Program.* 

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Not a Union Plus or Teamster Privilege Credit Cardholder?
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Union Plus Mortgage, Union Plus Life, Accident, Union Plus Auto Insurance, Union Plus Personal Loan and Union Plus Retiree Healthcare holders should call 800-472-2005 to speak to a Union Plus staff member. 

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To be considered for a Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant, the union member must:

  1. Have Union Plus Credit Card or Teamster Privilege Credit Card  for at least three (3) months,  Union Plus Mortgage,  Union Plus Life  or  Accidental Death Insurance,  Union Plus Retiree Healthcare  or  Union Plus Auto Insurance  policy for at least 12 months, or  Union Plus Personal Loan  for at least six (6) months with the account or policy in good standing (be up-to-date on payments). 
  2. Have your primary residence located in a county or parish affected by a natural disaster listed in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Declaration offering "Individual Assistance." 
  3. Contact Union Plus to initiate a claim for a grant within twelve (12) months of the incident date. 
  4. Have not received a disaster relief grant in the past, as these grants are once-per-lifetime. 
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Has my county or parish been designated for Individual Assistance?
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Not all FEMA disaster declarations include "Individual Disaster Assistance." To check if your county or parish has been designated as an area eligible for individual assistance, visit  FEMA’s disaster declarations page

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Are grants taxable income?
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Grants may be considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service. Therefore, a Form 1099-MISC tax reporting form will be issued to each recipient of grants valued at $600 or more.

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What other assistance is available?
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Disaster victims who participate in the  Union Plus Mortgage  programs may be eligible to receive payment extensions or other special help from the program providers. 

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If you have questions about disaster relief grants, please contact one of the following: 

Union Plus Credit Card or Teamster Privilege Credit Card cardholders
Call  800-622-2580

Union Plus Mortgage
Union Plus Life, Accident and Auto Insurance
Union Plus Retiree Healthcare
Union Plus Personal Loan holders
 
Call  800-472-2005

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These hardship assistance grants are provided and administered through the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Plan (“The Plan”).  Certain administrative responsibilities for the Plan have been delegated to Union Privilege. Union Privilege is the non-profit organization established to create and oversee member benefit programs for working families. Grants may not be offered in every state.

The Union Plus Credit Cards and Teamster Privilege Credit Cards are issued by Capital One, N.A. pursuant to a license from Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.

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If you’ve been impacted by a natural disaster, you may be eligible to receive a $500 disaster relief grant that doesn't have to be repaid. 

Debt Management

Get help eliminating your debt

If you’re drowning in debt, it might be time to seek help. Debt management assistance can help you get back on your feet. 

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Money Management InternationalUnion Plus Credit Counseling and Debt Management Plans are administered through Money Management International (MMI), a national nonprofit dedicated to changing lives and creating fresh starts for families and individuals struggling with financial challenges.

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How does debt management work?
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Debt and budget experts work with you to revamp your spending, create a repayment plan to help you successfully eliminate your debt, while negotiating perks like reduced interest rates and waived creditor fees.

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Start your Debt Management Plan
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Union members who need additional help eliminating debt can receive an enrollment fee waiver for the Debt Management Plan (DMP) available through Union Plus Credit Counseling. 

Plus, union members can receive a grant to reimburse the monthly DMP fees after 12 months of successful participation in the DMP. 

These grants are only available as long as funds last. 

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You must be a union member or union retiree. 

For the Debt Management Plan (DMP) grants, you must enroll after January 26, 2009 in the Union Plus Credit Counseling DMP through our program provider, Money Management International (MMI) by calling 877-833-1745 (available 24/7) or completing the online enrollment form on the MMI site.   

To receive the grant, you must be successfully enrolled in the DMP for 12 months.  

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First, you must enroll in the Debt Management Plan (DMP) after January 26, 2009 at Money Management International (MMI) by calling 877-833-1745 (available 24/7) or completing the online enrollment form on the MMI site. 

After enrolling in the DMP, you will receive a welcome letter from MMI, the non-profit credit counseling program provider. The letter will include your MMI Client ID. 

After receiving your welcome letter, you must complete the online application form, and download and complete the Union Member Verification Form. Mail the Union Member Verification Form to the address below. 

After 12 months of participation in the DMP, MMI will send you a Certificate of Participation validating your participation in the plan. The certificate will indicate the total amount of monthly fees for which you will be reimbursed.  One year of your DMP fees will be reimbursed after completing 12 months in the plan. 

Mail the Certificate of Participation and Union Member Verification Form to: 

Union Plus DMP Grants 
1100 First Street NE, Suite 850 
Washington, DC 20002 

Once the certificate is received and you're approved for the grant, a check will be mailed directly to you. You can expect to receive your check within 6-8 weeks after we receive your certificate. 

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Hertz Vans & Trucks

Save up to 25% on Hertz vans and trucks

Need to rent a van or truck? It just got a whole lot cheaper. Union members save up to 25% on base rates* of Hertz Vans & Trucks at participating locations.

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Union Plus has partnered with Hertz to provide van and truck rental for union members at a reduced rate.

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Enjoy special savings and benefits
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Hertz Vans and trucks are available to rent right in your neighborhood. Get extra space when you need it, plus these amazing benefits:

  • Nationwide availability
  • Convenient locations
  • Flexible hours
  • Variety of vehicle sizes
  • Easy-to-drive vehicles
  • Dedicated on-site support
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Use your Hertz Vans & Trucks discount in 3 easy steps.

  1. Go to the Hertz Vans & Trucks discount website or call 1-800-654-2200 and use discount code (CDP#) 205666. 
  2. Choose the location, dates and times you'd like to reserve a van or truck. 
  3. Make your reservation and get moving! 
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Who is eligible?
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This program is available at participating locations in the continental United States and Canada. 

  • Dues-paying labor union members of participating unions 

  • Retired union members 

  • Spouses and domestic partners of union members 

  • Widows/widowers of union members 

  • Union Plus Credit Cardholders 

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Can I make a reservation by phone?
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To reserve a Hertz van or truck by phone, call 1-800-654-2200. Use discount code (CDP#) 205666. 

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Need help? 

If you have additional questions, call Hertz Vans & Trucks at 1-800-654-2200 and use discount code (CDP#) 205666. 

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*Discount applies to pay later base rate. Taxes and fees excluded. Terms apply.

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Save up to 25% on base rates of Hertz Vans & Trucks at participating locations.

Hotels + more

Save up to 50% on hotels + more

Your summer getaway just got CHEAPER. Save up to 50% on hotels, vacation homes and even luxury, five-star resorts!

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You work hard — it's time you get more for WAY less!

More properties | 1 million+ hotels, B&Bs, resorts + more

More flexibility | Life happens...so many bookings are flexible

More support | Get support 24/7

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Save at global hotel brands
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Whether you're planning a "staycation" or a once-in-a-lifetime "bucket list" trip, your Union Plus Hotel Discount has you covered. Union members save up to 60% on your favorite global hotels, including Hilton, Hyatt, Choice Hotels and more.

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Book your next hotel stay in three easy steps:

  1. Visit the  Union Plus Hotels website
  2. Add your travel destination and dates. 
  3. Choose your hotel and book! 
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The following are eligible for Union Plus Hotel Discounts:

  • All dues-paying labor union members

  • Retired union members

  • Spouse, domestic partner and children of union members

  • Widows of union members

Union Plus Hotel Discounts are available in the United States. They are not available in Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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To book any of your travel needs or get help with an existing reservation, contact our travel experts at 1-855-757-0418

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you can now save so much more.

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Get the best prices and a hassle-free booking experience when you reserve your next hotel stay.

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Auto Buying

Save thousands on a new car or truck

Union members save an average of $3,470 off MSRP.* Let us help you with your next auto adventure.

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TruecarUnion Plus Auto buying discounts are powered by TrueCar®

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Buy from home and save
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The Union Plus Auto Buying Service is powered by TrueCar and can help you find the right new or used car or truck for your family. Search online for the car you want, then lock in your member savings with a real price that includes incentives, dealer discounts and fees.

Look for the Buy from Home badge to see which dealers offer vehicle delivery, remote paperwork and enhanced vehicle sanitization. Union families who use our service save an average of $3,470 off MSRP.*

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Use the TrueCar Price Curve to see what others in your area paid for the same car.

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Search 1MM+ used cars or trucks nationwide.

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Get additional benefits that could be worth more than $2,000.**

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$100 rebate when you buy a new union-made car
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Get a $100 rebate on a new union-made car when you purchase using the Union Plus Member Auto Buying Service. Check out the 2020 union-made bestsellers.

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee
  • Ram 1500
  • Chevrolet Equinox
  • Ford F-150
  • Chevrolet Silverado
  • Ford Escape
  • Ford Explorer
  • Chevrolet Traverse
  • Jeep Wrangler
  • Chevrolet Malibu
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Follow these easy steps to find your new car or truck: 

  • Step 1: Select the new or used vehicle and options you want  and consider a union-made vehicle. View the Market Average, edit your preferred options, incentives and view photos.

  • Step 2: Use the TrueCar Price Curve to find see what others in your area paid for the same car.

  • Step 3: Enter your contact information to connect with your local dealers, view inventory and get upfront member price offers.

  • Step 4: Connect with a Certified Dealer via phone, email or text to answer any questions, schedule a test drive, ask about financing or vehicle delivery options.

If you purchase a new, qualifying union-assembled vehicle, you will receive a check for $100 within 6 to 8 weeks after purchase. (The rebate checks come from Union Plus and not from the dealer). 

Union Plus receives a monthly report on the sales activity from the program provider to verify that a rebate check should be sent to a member who purchased a qualifying vehicle. This process is automatic, there are no forms to complete. Keep a copy of your Union Plus Auto Buying referral email that can assist in researching your purchase if you think you qualified for a rebate but did not receive a check. 

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The Union Plus Auto Buying Service is available in the United States. This car buying service is not available in Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. 

The Union Plus Auto Buying Service is available to: 

  • Dues-paying labor union members of participating unions 
  • Retired labor union members 
  • Spouse, domestic partner and children of union members 
  • Widows/widowers of union members 
  • Union Plus credit cardholders 
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Need help?

The Union Plus Member Advocacy Program, staffed by OPEIU Local 2 members, is here to help you resolve any problems. Contact us at 800-472-2005 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET, weekdays) or online.

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Just click the button below to search thousands of new and used cars and trucks from every major automaker.

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*Between 1/1/20 and 12/31/20, the average savings off MSRP experienced by consumers who connected with a TrueCar Certified Dealer through the Union Plus Auto Buying Service and who were identified as buying a new vehicle from that Certified Dealer was $3,470. Your actual savings may vary based on multiple factors, including the vehicle you select, region, dealer, and applicable vehicle-specific manufacturer incentives, which are subject to change. The MSRP is determined by the manufacturer and may not reflect the price at which vehicles are generally sold in the dealer's trade area, as many vehicles are sold below MSRP. Each dealer sets its own pricing. 
 
**Report the purchase of your new or used car from a Certified Dealer within 45 days and receive additional benefits that could be worth more than $2,000. Some benefits not available in NY or NH.  See site for details. 

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Union members save an average of $3,470 off MSRP.* Let us help you with your next auto adventure.