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Union Plus
Union Plus was created by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to help unions recruit and retain 
members and to provide union members and their families with high-quality consumer benefits and services.
Each program is carefully researched and developed by a team of experts. They do all the homework and negotiate the best deals using the financial clout of the more than 13 million members represented by AFL-CIO unions. Through this affiliation, Union Privilege is able to offer benefits of much greater value and quality than members can generally get on their own. Because Union Privilege carefully monitors each program, members get prompt, courteous service and high-quality benefits -- as well as help in resolving any problems.
Visit the Union Plus Benefits page for detailed summary of some great union negotiated discounts on a wide variety of goods and services.
CWA Pension and Trusts
CWA members and locals can participate in one or more of the benefit trusts offered through CWA. Click on the link below to read more about each plan or trust.
CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan (NPP)
The CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan (NPP) is a multi-employer, defined benefit pension plan that is available to any CWA bargaining unit. It is funded by employer contributions negotiated in the contract. The Plan was started in 1968 and has paid over $1 billion in benefits. For more information about NPP on our Web site, click here.
Contact Information:
CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan
831 S. Nevada Ave., Ste. 120
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Toll-free (877) 429-2488
IUE-CWA Pension Fund
The IUE-CWA Pension Fund site provides plan information for participants and their beneficiaries about the IUE-CWA Pension Fund and 401(k) Plan. The IUE-CWA Pension Fund and 401(k) Plan are union sponsored multi-employer retirement plans provided for the members of IUE-CWA and other unions members affiliated with the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Click here to go to their site.
IUE-CWA Pension Fund
1460 Broad Street -
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
CWA Savings and Retirement Trust
The CWA Savings and Retirement Trust is a Taft-Hartley, multi-employer
savings plan available to collectively bargained employers as well as to
Local officers and employees. Depending upon the bargaining agreement, the plan allows participants to save money on a pre-tax or post-tax basis and invest it among a broad array of mutual funds. The plan features 20
different no-load mutual funds and 6 pre-allocated lifestyle portfolios. The
plan features 24-hour telephone access as well as a fully functioning
Internet Web site, that offers account management as well as educational
tools. You can find out more about the CWA Savings and Retirement Trust by visiting www.cwasrt.com or by calling the Trust offices at
1-800-987-0721.
CWA National Education & Training Trust
This Trust coordinates our apprenticeship and employment center referral projects. Certification and training update programs will also be provided through the Trust. We recently opened our first center in Fremont, California; and we expect to open the Cleveland, Ohio center this fall. Other CWA training sites will be considered based on the interest of employers and local representatives, provided methods can be put in place to fund our efforts. We currently have approximately 150 apprentices working for US West, and about 40 working through a multi-employer arrangement in Northern California.
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust: Hit Home
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (the Trust), is an investment company for Taft-Hartley and public pension plans. It manages assets of over $3.6 billion. The Trust finances the development of multi- and single-family residential real estate projects around the country, principally through the purchase of mortgage-backed securities. It has financed the construction of more than 70,000 housing units and provided over $4 billion of financing for housing projects nationwide.
The Trust sees its close relationship with cities as key to achieving important labor investment goals, which include identifying prudent investment opportunities and making investments that fund affordable housing developments, foster community development, and create union jobs. The Trust works closely with mayors, local and state housing finance agencies, city housing authorities and public and private development organizations to address critical urban housing and community development needs.
