Teamster
Privilege:
A comprehensive package of benefits, services and discounts
available only to Teamsters and their families.
- Teamster Privilege Life Insurance
- Teamster Privilege Accident Insurance
- Teamster Privilege Credit Card
- Teamster Privilege Dental and Health Plan
- Teamster Privilege Mortgage and Real Estate
- Teamster Privilege Legal Services
- Teamster Privilege Loan Program
- Teamster Privilege Family Savers Discounts
Teamster
Scholarships:
-
James R. Hoffa Scholarship Fund: Created
in 2000, the union awards college scholarships to Teamsters
dependents through this fund. It awards seventy-five
scholarships annually. Twenty-five of the awards, five per
region, total $10,000 each. These four-year scholarships are
disbursed at the rate of $2,500 per year and are renewable
annually. Fifty of the awards, ten per region, are one-time
$1,000 grants.
Teamster
Disaster Relief Services:
Teamsters families can count on their brothers and
sisters in times of crisis. In the past, the Union has
coordinated relief efforts for Teamsters caught in the middle of
earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and droughts.
Teamster
magazine:
Mailed eight times yearly to all 1.4 million members,
The Teamster provides the latest information on
organizing, contract victories, legislative affairs, health and
safety, politics and human-interest stories.
Division
Newsletters:
Mailed out quarterly, these publications keep members
up to date on union news in their particular industry or craft.
In addition you also receive a wide array of additional
benefits provided through your local union. These include
additional local discounts, local scholarships and local union
publications.
These are just a few examples of the ways in which your
Teamsters dues pay off. It Pays to Be A Teamster.
