Be All You Can Be as an IUE-CWA Retiree
Leaving your job behind doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your union.With IUE-CWA’s voluntary retired associate membership you can stay an active involved participant in IUE-CWA.
Keep up the fight for the issues you care about… strengthening Social Security, protecting and expanding Medicare coverage, gaining cost-of-living adjustments, maintaining affordable health care benefits and much more.
Take advantage of the many benefits of IUE-CWA associate membership - such as recreational, health care and consumer discounts and special credit card and loan programs - and unique offers just for IUE-CWA retirees, including discounts on life and Medigap insurance.
Enjoy the specialized services your union can offer: help in understanding your negotiated retirement benefits and resolving any problems you may have, maintaining your voice at the negotiations table on pension increases and other issues, and providing important retiree-oriented information.
IUE-CWA Retirees: Strong, United, Active
Even though you've retired, IUE-CWA is still fighting for you. IUE-CWA has long provided many services and special programs for its retired members. It has always been a forceful advocate of retiree concerns on Capitol Hill. But to maintain and expand these activities, we need our retired members to actively join the fight.
For just $3 a month, you can become a voluntary retired associate member of IUE-CWA. You will become part of a rapid response network coordinated by IUE-CWA to give our retired members a strong voice on crucial retiree issues in Congress, before your state legislature and at the bargaining table.
IUE-CWA's retired associate membership program can help you amplify your voice by pulling together the skills and talents of IUE-CWA retired members into a strong force for working and retired families. IUE-CWA services include coordinating public demonstrations, providing accurate and timely information, simplifying the lobbying process, and easing access to meeting space and services from IUE-CWA local unions and regions.
Please help us to help you. The benefits are many… and the rewards are even greater. Become an IUE-CWA retired associate member today!
Benefits of Membership
As an IUE-CWA retired associate member, you'll receive a welcome package that includes the following:
- Choice of a retired member coffee mug, baseball cap or fanny pack
- An IUE-CWA bumper sticker
- A retired member lapel pin
- A medication passport so you can keep track of your prescriptions
- An estate planning book
Your ongoing benefits as an IUE-CWA retired associate member include:
The information you need…
- A subscription to the IUE-CWA News
- Updates on contract negotiations and court proceedings relevant to retirees
- Updates on hot retiree issues before Congress
- A listing of websites with useful information on Social Security and Medicare rights and benefits
Special opportunities…
- Invitations to special IUE-CWA retiree events, such as health fairs and receptions
- A free accident insurance policy for up to $5,000
Help to protect your benefits and rights…
- Assistance with insurance, pension, Social Security, Medicare and other questions
- Lobbying on Capitol Hill on retiree issues
- Inclusion in IUE-CWA's rapid response program
- Support for and coordination of other IUE-CWA retiree activities such as rallies, letter-writing campaigns, etc.
Money-saving offers…
Discount offers for:
- Accident, life and Medigap insurance
- Vision, dental, ear and prescription coverage
- Car rentals, florists and other services
- Offers for special credit card, mortgage, real estate and loan programs
IUE-CWA's Retired Associate Membership: The benefits are many… and the rewards are even greater.
