If you are a union member who participates in Union Plus programs and have been affected by the deadly floods that struck Colorado, you may be eligible for financial assistance.

Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500 are available to help participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Insurance or Mortgage programs who are facing financial hardship due to the latest natural disaster. The money does not have to be repaid.

If you are not involved in the Union Plus program, the Denver Post has a list of other resources for Coloradans and ways you can assist those affected by the floods. 

The hard work of union members created Labor Day, and we think it’s about time union members @Work took full credit. We need more Americans to grasp the impact of your skilled labor. Not only because you build everything from our roads, our cars and the places we go, but U@Work are the living infrastructure that makes America happen.  

If pictures say a thousand words, we would like at least 10,000 of them this Labor Day to show the union difference. From Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, submit your photo to www.UnionPlus.org/Contest for a chance to win BIG and show what U@Work really means.

For centuries, people move to make a better life for themselves and their families. This is illustrated in the experience of immigrants who uproot their lives and move to the United States to achieve the American Dream. 

Recipients of Union Plus scholarships this year have expressed how union benefits offer their families greater security, more dignity and respect in the workplace, better wages and more protection for workers, including rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of national origin.

This week we're highlighting American products and services. What are your favorite Made in America products? 

What could be more “Made in America” than a good old USA summer vacation that’s union-made, too? Here are some tips from Union Plus.

This week, leading up to July 4th, we're highlighting American products and services. What are your favorite Made in America products? 

Beer is as American as apple pie and baseball, and fortunately, there is a wide selection of American, union-made beers to choose from.

For a lengthy list of union-made beers, visit the Union Plus website or Labor 411's Ultimate Union Beer List.

This is the weekend many of us will head to the stores to stock up on our July 4 supplies for the summer’s top cookout event. To celebrate the Fourth with a Made in America, union label, check out our union-made list below, compiled from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), the LA Labor 411's website, Union Plus and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).  

Union Plus, the AFL-CIO’s member benefits arm, today announced new features and updates to the Union Plus Credit Card program, including improved assistance benefits for eligible cardholders when times get tough.

Calling all union members! Do you have the cutest pet in labor history?

Meet Ruffy the Riveter, a Boston terrier full of union pride on a mission to be the cutest pet in the union world. It’s up to you to see if your pet has what it takes to upstage Ruffy in her quest to be the most adorable pet.

Submit your photo to the Union Plus Pet Photo Contest before Aug. 8 for a chance to win a free yearlong membership to Union Plus Pet Health Insurance. Other prizes include $100, $200 and $300 gift cards to the Union Plus Online Pet Store. More than 100 union members already have entered, so don’t miss out on the fun.

Oklahoma City-area union members who were impacted by tornadoes and who participate in Union Plus programs may be eligible for financial assistance. 

Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500 are available to help participants in the Union Plus Credit Card, Insurance or Mortgage programs who are facing financial hardship due to this devastating natural disaster. The money does not have to be repaid.

Aug. 28 marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To commemorate the historic 1963 march, the AFL-CIO, in partnership with Union Plus, announced today a new Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship program.    

The scholarships will provide $5,000 each to at least 50 talented high school seniors—including those from union families—to help pay for the costs of higher education.