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Layoff Assistance for Union Members

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Requirements

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Job Loss Grant
$250 per participant

Must be Union Plus Credit Card holder
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Must have had a job loss within the last 12 months that has lasted at least 90 days.

Learn more and complete an online application here.

Strike Grant
$250 per participant

Must be Union Plus Credit Card holder
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Must have been on strike or locked out within the last 6 months for at least 30 days.

Learn more and complete an online application here.

Union Plus Credit Card Layoff Helpline

Union members can call to see if other hardship payment benefits are available.

Must be Union Plus Credit Card holder

Call the Union Plus Credit Card at 1-800-551-2873.
Union Plus Mortgage Assistance – including providing a guaranteed loan of up to 6 months to cover mortgage payments with $1,000 of repayment waived for eligible union members

Must be a Union Plus Mortgage program participant

 Read about Union Plus Mortgage Assistance here.

Free bankruptcy counseling - $50 filing fee waived

Must be a member of a union that participates in Union Plus Credit Counseling or you must carry a Union Plus Credit Card

Call the special bankruptcy line for the Union Plus Credit Counseling at 1-866-279-7197. 

Read more about bankruptcy counseling and bankruptcy education.

And use the Union Plus Legal Service for a bankruptcy lawyer's discounted fees.

Credit counseling no-fee Debt Management Plan (DMP)

Must be a member of a union that participates in Union Plus Credit Counseling or you must carry a Union Plus Credit Card

Learn more and complete an online application here.

Credit counseling free budget analysis

Must be a member of a union that participates in Union Plus Credit Counseling or you must carry a Union Plus Credit Card

Call Union Plus Credit Counseling at 1-877-833-1745.

UnionDebtHelp.org— including advice, tools and calculators

 Open to all union members/retirees*

Visit UnionDebtHelp.org

Save My Home Hotline - to help avoid foreclosure

 Open to all union members/retirees*

Call the Save My Home Hotline at 1-866-490-5361.

More surviving layoffs information

 Open to all union members/retirees*

Visit this page for additional surviving layoffs information.

Unemployment Lifeline - including search engine for local assistance programs

 Open to all working families

Visit this Web site for more information.

*You must belong to a union that participates in Union Plus benefits.

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    Help if you don’t know your union

    Your union membership dictates which Union Plus benefits you are eligible to use.

    1. What your national union’s name (not just your local number)? Scroll through the list we have to see if you recognize your union.
    2. What type of work do you do (select your occupation)?
    3. Do you have a union member card or union publication/letter that shows the name of your union? Find something with the name of your union, not just a local number.
    4. Is there a shop steward or work colleague you can ask what the name of your union is? You can even ask your human resources department to tell you the full name of your union?
    5. Do you have a Union Plus Credit Card? If so, the name and logo for your international union should appear on the front of the card.

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