As an added benefit of joining the Associate Member Program, you are entitled to receive additional benefits only available to National Union members through our long-standing Union Advantage Program.
The Advantage Program is a non-profit trust created for the benefit of everyone affiliated with NUPGE through our member unions. It has two purposes, each based on the principle of strength in numbers:
- Membership services: making a variety of services (such as insurance, legal services and mortgages) available at reduced rates and prices.
- Collective purchasing: offering substantial savings to participating components and locals by negotiating the best rates available for equipment, telephones and courier service.
With 337,000 members nationally, and large blocks of members in many provinces, NUAP has the ability to negotiate many advantages for members that reach beyond our collective agreements. Here are some of the areas where we have already developed programs or are in the process of setting up national NUAP accounts:
Benefits for members and families
You have access to the benefits of a Home-Auto Insurance Plan through Johnson Incorporated. The Johnson Preferred Service Plan provides members with many
FREE, special advantages:
- monthly bank deduction with no interest or service charges
- many premium discounts
- a personal, direct-dial service supervisor
- 24-hour service, 7 days-a-week
Why pay more than you have to? Become an Associate Member today!
We have negotiated a great deal with AIL Canada, a 100% unionized insurance company dedicated to providing supplemental benefits to working families across North America for over half a century. The company offers great rates for your family life insurance needs. Plus, you are eligible to receive a $1,000 no cost accidental death and dismemberment policy (AD & D) just for visiting the AIL special NUPGE page and completing the card.
Want to hear more about why AIL is right for you and your family, read this letter of endorsement from the National Union President, James Clancy.
You must be a member in order to receive these incredible savings so join now.
Once you are an Associate Member you will also have access to the savings provided through the National Union Advantage Program. The Program has also been asked as a non-profit trust to set up national accounts as requested by participating unions to negotiate the best rates available for a variety of services, such as:
* office supplies/equipment
* postal courier service
* long distance telephone
These discounts and lower rates help lower your operating costs by coordinating the purchase of services and products on a collective basis. This "group purchasing power" has resulted in savings of tens of thousands of dollars over the past several years.
All of these services and savings are waiting for you to take advantage of them right now. Apply to become an Associate Member today.
