SERVING OUR MEMBERS:
EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM
- Collect applications
- Assist members with resume' & interview preparation
- Call members for jobs
- Set up interview times
- WE GET MEMBERS JOBS!
WELCOME PACKAGE includes:
- Union S.W.A.G.
- Pride of membership stickers;
- Thumb drive memory stick containing Union service videos and room for personal electronic storage.
GRIEF SUPPORT
- Local 71 pays Cobra payment for survivors of members lost in the line of duty;
- Provides grief counseling for members when needed / Business Representatives participate;
- Deliver LiUNA Charitable Fund checks to spouse of members lost on duty;
- Representative attends funeral anytime a member dies & flowers are sent when possible;
OTHER MEMBER SERVICES
- Provide food for Local 71member fund raising dinners & help cook at open houses for state trainings and Lunch & Learns;
- Solidarity parades and picnics, State open houses, ball games;
- Dispense quality S.W.A.G. (ie: headlamps, multi-purpose flashlights, knives, hoodies, T-shirts, water bottles, decals, ball-caps, beanies, stocking caps, including pink versions & Hi-VIS for Municipal and D.O.T. Road Crews) and we mail
- Fit-bits, blood pressure monitors, & thermometers for members through our Trust;
- to remote camps;
- Cost effective life insurance, disability insurance & savings on health insurance through our Trust provides benefits valued well above our monthly dues;
- Member Discounts on auto parts, windshield replacement, and health clubs;
- KD Tire
- *Spend $250-$950 Earn an Instant $50 Rebate
*Spend $950-$1P SOO Earn an instant $100 Rebate
*$80 Seasonal-tire change over
*$25 Seasonal-tire bolt-ons
www.kddiscounttire.com
431 Unga Street / Anchorage, AK / 99501
907. 793.8270 / info@kdtires.com
- Speedy Auto Glass Local 71 Auto Glass Special:
- ***Windshield Replacement***
• $200 - installation included
• Free rock chip protection for 1 year
• Bonus vehicle cleaning
***Chip Repair***
• First chip is $40
• Second chip is $20
• $10 each afterwards
- UNION PLUS discounts - Local 71 Members sign up for free!
- Scholarships for apprenticeships & certifications in addition to college for dependents include:
- Contracts expressly state we can speak to our members at monthly safety meetings and worksite visits;
- Member Advocacy Awareness through updates on contract negotiations, statewide issues, and political events via email, Facebook, website, and text at lunch or 15 mins prior to quitting time, and robo-calls for meetings, contract updates and political events noting location and voting district, & we showcase arbitration and pay dispute resolutions in our Newsletter;
- Maximize active member participation by tracking meeting attendance for future mobilization for advocacy and outreach for political issues and member recruitment.
- Voter Education / Goal 100% voter registration and grass roots political participation organizing efforts;
- Candidate training for endorsed supporters of member rights;
- Internal training availability for communication skills and Grass Roots Mobilization;
- Family Christmas parties in Fairbanks & Anchorage with gifts for members including coloring books for kids and Santa, candy canes, photos, and lots of FOOD;
- Christmas cards mailed to all members;
- Sponsorship of members participating in high visibility sporting events such as Yukon Quest (dog racing), Iron Dog (snow machine racing), Archery (national champs), Ice Dawgs (hockey), and other emerging venues;
- Member tickets to sporting events;
- Annual statewide drawings for airline miles to benefit all members / all locations;
- Hi-VIS hats are with us in the truck for flaggers and road crews;
- Sponsor lunches for employer training sessions & bring pizza or donuts to Duty Station visits;
- All Reps bring current info, food, & S.W.A.G.
- Shop Stewards training (contact office for new developments).
- Reps and others available attend retiring members send-off parties speaking at the event and providing a certificate of Union membership, & gift.
- Obtained $100,000 insurance in State of Alaska contract for members during In Travel status away from Duty Station;
- Community outreach to promote our Members & the good work they do!