Member Benefits
People often ask the question "Why should I join a Union? What do I get for the fees I pay?"
Apart from the piece of mind of being part of a collective group of people with the same interests, you help to contribute to the work done to obtain YOUR wage increases and improvements in work conditions, including safety. Is it the Australian way to reap the benefits without contributing? Ask your workmate who is a UFU member!
Very few employers will, out of the goodness of their heart, provide wage increases, improved working conditions or indeed your basic safety requirements if it is going to cut into their "bottom line" (i.e. profits).
Apart from the work your Union carries out on a day-to-day basis in improving your conditions, your Union, the United Firefighters Union, provides for its members a number of other benefits.
The following are just a few of the benefits available to members of the United Firefighters Union;.
- THE UNION SHOPPER- Free membership to this organisation that provides discounts on a range of purchases.
- DEFCOM - Your card provides you with discounts in a number of areas.
- MEMBERS EQUITY BANK - As a UFU member you have access to a range of banking products provided by Members Equity Bank (ME).
- MANCHESTER UNITY - Health Insurance.UFUQ has selected Manchester Unity as their preferred Health Insurance provider. Manchester Unity’s qualified advisors do everything they can to make health insurance easier to understand, so that you can make the best choice of cover for you and your family.
Manchester Unity has been caring for members for 165 years and is part of the HCF group – Australia’s third largest health fund group.
We are happy to recommend Manchester Unity’s affordable private health cover to our financial members, at special rates. It fits comfortably with our branch’s policy to put the workers and their families first and provide even more value to your UFU membership.
For more information, please visit their website www.manchesterunity.com.au/ufua
Or telephone 1800 622 559
- CARS - The UFU has made arrangements with a major Holden dealer in Laidley to provide substantial discounts on any new Holden. Simply contact the Union office and we will put the dealer in contact with you after confirming your membership status.
- TYRES & MECHANICAL - The Union has confirmed a partnership with Bob Jane T-Marts throughout Queensland to provide members with national fleet discount on tyre, wheels, batteries and mechanical work. Simply show your membership badge to take advantage of this offer.
All this for just $1.71 a day (including GST!) or $144 per year for Auxiliary Firefighters. AND, it's tax deductible! Remember, your membership of the United Firefighters Union doesn't COST, it PAYS!
ACTU Member Connect
ACTU Member Connect works with Unions to provide benefits that add value to union membership. The Member Connect team understands the work Unions do, and we help unions by providing an additional resource with a dedicated focus on adding value to membership. Services and products are not the reason workers join unions but members should be rewarded for joining and maintaining their links to the Union in more ways than just representation. Member connect is 100% Union owned by 16 unions and the ACTU.
Union members have access to a wide range of services through ACTU Member Connect.
For more information, please visit www.memberconnect.com.au
Discount New Cars is a free online car buying service, offering discounted prices on popular makes and models through a select group of authorised new car dealers Australia wide. The Discount New Cars exclusive Union Service is a great additional benefit to union Members.
For more information please visit the following web address:www.discountnewcars.com.au/unions
Salary Packaging
The United Firefighters' Union is pleased to provide information to members regarding Salary Packaging.
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For any further information other than what is available here, please contact the Union office on 3844-0366, or QFRS on 3247-8089.
PLEASE BE ADVISED that the attached information has been revised as of 19 May 2009. The latest updated information has now been placed on the website.
The United Firefighters Union accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the attached information regarding Salary Packaging. The information is provided in good faith, and is information supplied to the UFU by the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and/or RemServ. We can therefore not guarantee its accuracy.