Layoff Assistance for Union Members
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Requirements |
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Job Loss Grant |
Must be Union Plus Credit Card holder |
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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. |
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Skip payments — ability to delay credit card payment Union Plus Credit Card holders are eligible to skip two payments a year (and up to four payments a year – three consecutively – if you are on strike*). Your account must be in good standing (including having a history of on-time payments) and meet eligibility requirements. Finance charges continue to accrue, but no penalty fees apply. |
Must be Union Plus Credit Card holder |
If you find you will be late making a payment or want to take advantage of the strike skip payment, call the Union Plus Credit Card at 1-800-622-2580 before your payment is due. |
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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. |
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Must be a member of a union that participates in Union Plus Credit Counseling or you must carry a Union Plus Credit Card |
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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. |
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UnionDebtHelp.org— including advice, tools and calculators |
Open to all union members/retirees* |
Visit UnionDebtHelp.org |
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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. |
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Open to all union members/retirees* |
Visit this page for additional surviving layoffs information. |
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Unemployment Lifeline - including search engine for local assistance programs |
Open to all working families |
*You must belong to a union that participates in Union Plus benefits.

