Benefits

Money & Credit

From credit cards to credit counseling, AFSCME Advantage offers union members and their families a wide array of financial products to meet their everyday needs.

Home

Get help with everything from finding a mortgage with unique union member benefits, to wireless discounts for your family.

Travel & Fun

From discounted tickets on theme parks to sporting events, AFSCME and Union Plus offer a variety of activities for the whole family.

Auto

Save money on car insurance, 24-hour roadside assistance or your next car or truck with AFSCME Advantage auto discounts.

Insurance

From life insurance to auto insurance, AFSCME Advantage offers union members and their families a wide range of insurance products to meet their needs.

Health

From dental, vision and hearing discounts to savings on prescriptions, AFSCME Advantage has you covered.

Legal

Union families get access to these Legal Program benefits automatically — no enrollment forms or fees required.

Oregon AFSCME Council 75 Scholarships

Oregon AFSCME Council 75 also offers several scholarships. Note: All Council 75-generated scholarships are administered through the Oregon state scholarship commission, officially the Office of Student Access and Completion.

Council 75 scholarships include:

Donna Danner Memorial Scholarship — The Donna Danner Memorial Scholarship Fund is named after one of Council 75's most beloved members. Donna Danner was one of our own Local 328 activists for many years before her premature passing from complications from a brain tumor in 2000. Apply online at the OSAC link above; use Code 315MX.

Cornelia Valentine Murphy Scholarship — The Murphy scholarship was established in the name of the former Council 75 Political Coordinator by her brother, Paul Murphy. Cornelia Murphy died from cancer in May 2006. There is one $500 scholarship awarded annually. Apply online at the OSAC link above; use Code 500MX.

Bill Lucy Scholarship — This award was established in 2014 in the name of AFSCME International's Secretary-Treasurer from 1972 to 2010. His decades of service include collaborating with Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis during the 1968 sanitation workers' strike. (It was during this strike that Dr. King was assassinated.) There are two $1,000 scholarships awarded annually for students of labor studies or political science. Apply online at the OSAC link above; use Code 690.

AFSCME International Scholarships

Here is a sampling of the national scholarship opportunities available:

AFSCME Family Scholarship — $2,000 for up to four years, for graduating high-school seniors.

Gerald W. McEntee Scholarship — $5,000 one-time scholarship for members only.

Union Plus Scholarship — $500 - $4,000 depending on merit of application. The Union Plus Scholarship program, sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation, helps union members and their families defray the cost of higher education.

Nominations & Voting

Dues-paying Local 328 members are eligible to vote in contract ratification and strike votes, as well as nominate and elect the executive board, bargaining team and convention delegates.