UAW Member Wins $500 in Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes
Each week during the Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes, 12 winners were randomly drawn to receive a $500 Mastercard® gift card prize. Read Susan White's story below, and learn more about all of the winners at unionplus.org/winners.
Susan White originally decided to join the union because the job was located in close proximity to her home and the pay was good. For 13 years, she worked as a United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) member in an automotive assembly plant near Statesville, NC.
“I was an assembly setup press operator, assembly line operator, inspector, tagger, labeler, boxer – a jack of all trades really. At the plant, we assembled car parts,” she explained.
White entered the Union Plus 30th Anniversary American Dream Sweepstakes after learning about it through a Union Plus e-newsletter. She was elated when she found out she had been randomly drawn as a $500 winner.
The Union Plus member benefits program is celebrating three decades of serving union members with an American dream-themed sweepstakes sponsored by the Union Plus Credit Card Program.* Each week, 12 winners were randomly drawn to receive a $500 Mastercard® gift card prize. And, one winner, Frank Valone, an AFSCME retiree, was drawn to win the $30,000 grand prize.
White has participated in the Union Plus Credit Card Program for the past two decades and considers it one of her most valued Union Plus benefits, as it has enabled her to establish good credit.
When asked how she would describe the American dream, she spoke about home ownership and the benefits of union membership.
“The American dream right now is being able to survive and keep my house,” she said. “Unions fight for fair wages and benefits for members. They keep our wages going up, save our benefits, and keep our health insurance costs at a minimum. They do a very good job at those things.”
White plans to put her $500 toward the basics. “I’m going to use the money for my essentials right now because that’s where it’s most needed,” she said.
To read the stories of the Union Plus American Dream Sweepstakes winners, visit unionplus.org/winners.
*Credit approval required. Terms and conditions apply. Union Plus Credit Cards are issued by Capital One, N.A. pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated.