Member Benefits

By special arrangement, the AFT has been able to secure comprehensive and affordable benefits that your entire family can enjoy (some of these can also be used by your extended family). Our collective voice of 1 million members has power in the marketplace of union benefits, allowing for savings on all sorts of programs, products and services.

The following benefits are available to all UPV members: K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, public employees, health care professionals and higher education employees. For more information on any of these benefits, or to request a booklet, please call 802-658-3113.

UPV is able to provide a wide range of services to its members, including, but not limited to:

• Notary services
• Legal assistance
• Grievance consultation and support
• Press releases/media services

Insurance Plans

• Group Term Life Insurance
• Senior Life Plan
• Disability Income Plan
• Short-term Medical Plan
• Critical Illness Plan
• Catastrophe Major Medical Plan
• Hospital Income Plan
• Accident Plan
• Long-term Care Plan
• Care Plus (for Medi-Care eligible members)

Insurance Discounts

As a member of United Professions of Vermont, you qualify for a special group discount on your auto, home, condo, and renters insurance through Group Savings Plus® from Liberty Mutual. With Group Savings Plus, you can enjoy the ease and convenience of paying your insurance premium through automatic checking account deduction, or being billed directly at home. You’ll also enjoy fast, easy, round-the-clock claims service and a variety of discounts including multi-car, multi-policy, safe-driver, passive restraints and anti-theft device discounts.

See for yourself how much money you could save with Liberty Mutual compared to your current insurance provider. For a free, no-obligation quote, call Laurie Webster at 866-617-4712 x52653; or e-mail laurie.webster@libertymutual.com

Financial Services

• AFT Plus Credit Card
  *A union-endorsed credit card that can save you money and features special union-members-only features you can’t get anywhere else.
  *Low rate, no annual fee
  *Skip-payment option
  *100% fraud protection
  *To apply, call 1-800-522-4000
• AFT Plus Loan Program
  *Cut down and consolidate monthly bills or get cash for unexpected expenses, personal loans and home equity loans.
  *To apply, call 1-888-235-2759
• College Education and Job Skills Training Loan
  *Financial aid counseling via a dedicated toll-free line
  *A Job Skills Training Loan especially for union members
  *College education loans from a network of federal and private partner lenders
  *To apply, call 1-877-881-1022

Legal Services

Free and discounted legal service (for immediate family only)
*Free document review
*Free follow-up letters and/or phone calls
*No enrollment fee
*30% discount on complex matters
*Participating Vermont Lawyers include:

• Mickenberg, Dunn, Kochman, Lachs & Smith
    Burlington - 802-658-6951
• Thomas Costello
    Brattleboro -802-257-5533
• Webber, Perra and Munzing
    Brattleboro - 802-257-7167
• Whitten, Saltonstall and Woolmington
    Benningtonn - 802-442-6324
• Alan S. Rome
    Montpelier - 802-229-5060

*For more lawyer referrals, call 1-888-993-8886

Mortgage/Real Estate

*Competitive mortgage rates
*Down payments as low as 5%
*Special help for first-time buyers, including lower up-front costs
*Financial assistance for members out of work
*Expert consultants
*For more information, call 1-800-981-3798

Travel

EF Educational Tours- From one week to a month, EF’s educational tours permit educators to incorporate their best lesson plans on the road experiencing firsthand the cultural, historical and natural wonders of the world.
www.eftours.com

Explore America – EF’s specialized American tours bring regionalized history, politics, people, literature, arts and culture to life for teachers and students. www.efamerica.com

Go Ahead Vacations- Escorted group travel expeditions abroad for adults. Go Ahead customers enjoy quality transportation, accommodations and premier sightseeing opportunities.
www.goaheadvacations.com

Health Services

Dental and Vision Services
*Providing discounts on a wide range of services from more than 10,000 dentist offices and 8,000 vision care professionals nationwide.
*Enrollment fee of $14.95
*No deductible,
*For participating dental or vision professionals, call 1-800-257-8352

Discounts

• Flowers
  *15% discount with every order (minimum applies)
  *To order a bouquet or gift basket, call 1-888-667-7779
  
• Dining
  *Dine out and save 20% on everything you order- including all beverages, food, tax and tip
  *Valid at nearly 7,000 restaurants across the country.
  *To enroll, call 1-877-491-3463 (call the UPV office at 802-658-3113 to get your special AFT code for a members’ only rate).
  
• Theme Park Discounts
  *Universal Studios
  *Sea World
  *Busch Gardens
  *Sesame Place
  *Walt Disney World (with a special union members-only discount at the popular, convenient Hotel Royal Plaza. Make sure to ask for the Union Rate. www.royalplaza.com)
  *For more information, call 1-800-238-1133, extension 8643
  
• Hotel Discounts – Up to 30% in savings. (Call the UPV office at 802-658-3113 to get your AFT Plus member ID number for reservations).
  *AmeriHost
  *Days Inn
  *Howard Johnson
  *Knights Inn
  *Ramada
  *Travelodge
  *Villager
  *Wingate Inn
  
• Car Rental – Call 1-800-238-1133, extension 8643 to receive your free ID card and additional information.
  *Alamo
  *Budget
  *National
  
• Magazine Discounts – Save up to 50% on subscriptions to your favorite magazines:
  
  Bon Appetit, Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Gourmet, House Beautiful, Harper’s Bazaar, Money, McCall's, Ladies Home Journal, Newsweek, New Yorker, Readers Digest, Prevention, Smart Money, Sports Illustrated, Time, U.S. News, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
  
  Others available. For more information, please call 1-800-877-7238, or visit www.buymags.com/aft.
  
• Online Shopping-
  
  *Your favorite retailers and discounted prices are just a point and a click away. AFT has created a shopping site for its members that offers quality goods and services at discounted prices.
  
  *AFT Plus Bookstore- You’ll find savings of up to 30%; free books and special offers; a terrific selection of titles that’s always growing.
  
  www.aft.org/aftplus