Resources When You Need Them Most
Your union membership connects you with financial, educational, legal, and workplace resources designed to help throughout your career and beyond.
Discounts
& Savings
Education &
Scholarships
Leave &
Health Benefits
Retirement
Planning
Workplace
Rights
Unemployment
Support
Click a category above or scroll down to explore member resources and benefits.
Discounts
& Savings
Union Plus
Providing union members and their families access to discounts, financial services, educational assistance, travel savings, insurance programs, and other benefits available through participating labor organizations.
Union-Made Products
Support union jobs by buying union-made. Find companies and products whose workers share our values.
Education &
Scholarships
WPEA Scholarships
Accepting applications during SPRING each year
WPEA scholarships are funded through member dues and memorial scholarship funds established to honor past union leaders, helping members and their families pursue educational opportunities.
UFCW Scholarships
Accepting applications during WINTER & SPRING each year
Each year the UFCW Charity Foundation awards several scholarships of up to $12,000 each to UFCW members or their unmarried dependents under the age of 20.
Leave &
Health Benefits
VEBA
The Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) provides healthcare benefits for eligible members.
WA PFMLA
Provides you with paid time off to care for a new child, recover from a serious health condition, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or address certain military-related family needs.
FMLA
FMLA entitles you to take unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons while also requiring continuation of your group health benefits as if you had not taken leave.
Retirement
Planning
Retirement Checklist
Plan today for the retirement you deserve tomorrow.
Understand your pension benefits
Review deferred compensation options
Estimate retirement income
Attend retirement seminars
Workplace
Rights
Weingarten Rights
If a meeting could reasonably lead to discipline, you have the right to request union representation.
Your Right to Representation
1. Request
Representation
2. Steward / Rep
Joins Meeting
3. Ensure Fair
Treatment
Unemployment
Support
Laid Off? Start Here.
We’re here to help you navigate this difficult time and connect you with the resources you need.
Washington State Unemployment Resources
Apply for benefits and check your claim status.
Central Labor Council Resources
Local support, job leads, and assistance during layoffs.