Benefits for AFGE Members

When you join the union, you have access to these AFGE benefits. These benefits are backed by the collective strength of over 10-million members of AFL-CIO unions. By using one or two of the programs, many members save as much as their annual dues.

These Money-Saving Benefits are Available Only to AFGE Members:

ConsumerReports.org Discount

What is ConsumerReports.org?

ConsumerReports.org is Consumer Reports' Online Web site featuring unbiased product reviews, Ratings, and buying guides.

Looking for objective, expert advice for product and service recommendations? Consumer Reports is the nation's undisputed authority for providing unbiased Ratings and buying guides, and helping people get the most for their money. Union Plus benefits partnership with ConsumerReports.org stands for credibility and consumer empowerment.

Who qualifies for the Union Plus ConsumerReports.org discount?

Because you or a family member is a union member, you automatically benefit from the Union Plus discount on ConsumerReports.org - Consumer Reports' online consumer information site.

ConsumerReports.org subscribers can:

• Search Product Ratings, reports and independent, expert information
  
  
• Do side-by-side product comparisons
  
  
• Participate in discussion forums with ConsumerReports.org online experts
  
  
• Get buying advice on items ranging from tires (e.g. tire rating and performance tips) and computers (e.g. computer ratings and selection guide), to cars and appliances
  
  
• Use ConsumerReports.org's interactive electronics Product Selector that allows you to make brand and model choices based on price, features and manufacturer specifications, and gives you the option of making side-by-side comparisons of models based upon extensive product information available from Consumer Reports' online data.

Special offer for union members: Enjoy a 27% discount when you subscribe to ConsumerReports.org here.

Top 10 reasons to subscribe to ConsumerReports.org today:

1. Access to over 1,000 Consumer Reports product Ratings online at the click of a button
   
   
2. Continuously updated product recalls
   
   
3. Easy online access to Consumer Reports shopping advice 24 hours a day/7 days a week
   
   
4. Lab-tested brand-name product Ratings
   
   
5. Ratings of online shopping sites
   
   
6. User-friendly search function lets you search Consumer Reports' online information by brand or price
   
   
7. Concise how-to-buy articles
   
   
8. Support a unionized company
   
   
9. Sales jargon explained
   
   
10. Special ConsumerReports.org Discount offer for Union Plus members only - this offer is not for the general public

Union-organized Consumer Reports

ConsumerReports.org is published by Consumers Union, a non-profit organization which accepts no outside advertising, no free test samples, and has no agenda other than the interests of consumers. Consumers Union is union organized, with testers and writers represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). It's a perfect partnership with Union Plus benefits.

Available outside the US?

Answer: Yes

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Access: This benefit is only available to members of AFGE. If you are a member of AFGE, please login to the Members Only section. If you are not a member, but would like to find out how to become one, please visit the Join AFGE section.

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