Union Plus Annual Promotion Contest

• First Prize - $1,000
• Second Prize - $500
• Third Prize - $250

Award Categories (first, second and third prizes for each of the 5 awards listed below):

• Overall Frequent Promotions - awarded to publications that feature the greatest number of Union Plus program promotions in general. Visit our online press room for ideas.
  
  
• Frequent Union Member Mortgage and Real Estate Program Promotions - awarded to local publications that feature the greatest number of Union Plus Mortgage & Real Estate promotions. (See www.unionplus.org/mortgage for details on the program.)
  
  
• Frequent Union Plus Internet Service Promotions - awarded to the local or international union that features the greatest number of Union Plus Internet Service program promotions both online and in print. Promotions may include ads, web banners/links, articles, testimonials and cartoons. (Note: Your international union must participate in the Union Plus Internet Service. See www.unionplus.net for details on the program.)
  
  
• Best Union Web Site Promotions - awarded to the most creative, comprehensive and easy to locate online presentations of the Union Plus benefits. See Union Plus webmaster tips for your union site. Hint: Posting the banner code prominently on your home page is a good way to improve your chances of winning.
  
  
• Best Email Promotions - awarded to the organization that features the greatest number of Union Plus benefits promotions in their email communications. If your union is using the AFL-CIO's Working Families Network (GetActive), Union Privilege can provide free "flow-through" content so you don't need to re-create messages. Need short text to include in your exisiting email communications? Contact leaders@unionprivilege.org for details.
  

Promotions may include ads, web banners, articles, testimonials and cartoons. Visit our online press room for ideas about how to promote the programs. Contact leaders@unionprivilege.org with other ideas or questions.

TO ENTER: Complete this award application (PDF) by October 31. Also, add Union Privilege to your mailing list so that we receive your publication on a regular basis. Publications should be sent to:

Union Privilege Communications Dept.
1125 15th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005

Eligibility: All publications and Web sites of participating international unions, local unions, state federations, central labor councils (CLCs), and regional union organizations are eligible to win. Publications and Web pages must contain at least one Union Plus promotion.

Deadline: All award applications received by October 31 of each year will be eligible.

Winner notification: Winning unions will be notified by mail by the end of the year.

Questions? Please contact leaders@unionprivilege.org or call the Union Plus Leader Line at 1-800-472-2005 or 202-293-5330 in the Washington, DC metro area.

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Need help or have suggestions? Email leaders@unionprivilege.org or call the Union Leader Line at 1-800-472-2005 or 202-293-5330 in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

In this section, there are materials for leaders to use for promoting all of the Union Plus benefits. Each international union selects the Union Plus benefits available to its members. To find out which programs your union participates in, click here.