{"id":210,"date":"2013-04-19T22:32:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T22:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2024-09-12T22:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:34:30","slug":"210-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/?page_id=210","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PFT Membership Forms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.aft.org\/app\/memberforms\/01603\/join\"><b>PFT Membership Application 2024-2025<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24-25-membership-application-1.pdf\">PFT Membership Application (PDF) with AD&amp;D Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/COPE-fillable-Form.pdf\">COPE Application Form<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>PFT Member Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Why-should-I-be-a-member-3-1-1.pdf\">Why should I be a Member?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/recent-wins.pdf\">Recent wins of the PFT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/part-time-rights-1.pdf\">Top Rights of Part-time Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>AFT PLUS Member Benefits<\/h2>\n<h2>Affiliation with AFT and AFL-CIO<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFT<\/a>: Over one million members throughout the nation supporting effective public and private school education and the best working conditions for all members<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aflcio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFL-CIO<\/a>: 15 million members and their families in the American labor movement providing strength and solidarity to achieve common goals<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>AFT PLUS Member Benefits<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/aftnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/aftplus1252.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/aftnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/aftplus1252.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AFT PLUS is the name of the member benefit programs available to AFT members and their families. Many of the programs are provided through Union Privilege, the benefit arm of the AFL-CIO; others are unique to AFT and are coordinated directly through AFT PLUS. Explore the site and learn more about the savings and services available to you as a union member.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/legal.cfm\">MasterCard<\/a>: no annual fee, skip-payment privileges during a strike<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/insurance.cfm\">Low-cost group insurance plans<\/a>: term life, paycheck protection, catastrophic major medical plan, limited medical plan, and long-term care<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/legal.cfm\">Home mortgage<\/a>: competitive rates, low down payments<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/health.cfm\">Prescription drugs<\/a>: discounts and free delivery<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aft.org\/member-benefits\/aft-legal-and-financial-services\">Legal<\/a>: free 30-minute consultation with a union- friendly attorney, reduced rate personal legal service<\/p>\n<p>Discounts at Target, Ann Taylor, Petco, BlackBerry, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/health.cfm\">Dental and Vision<\/a>: average of 20% &#8211; 50% savings<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/shopping.cfm\">Magazines<\/a>: the very lowest prices on magazine subscriptions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/travel.cfm\">Theme Parks<\/a>: discount packages available online<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/shopping.cfm\">Flowers<\/a>: 15% discount for orders of $30 or more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/travel.cfm\">Educational tours<\/a>: international travel for educators and students<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aft.org\/benefits\/\">Plus lots more benefits for AFT members<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PFT Membership Forms PFT Membership Application 2024-2025 PFT Membership Application (PDF) with AD&amp;D Insurance COPE Application Form PFT Member Benefits Why should I be a Member? Recent wins of the PFT Top Rights of Part-time Faculty AFT PLUS Member Benefits Affiliation with AFT and AFL-CIO AFT: Over one million members throughout the nation supporting effective [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-210","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6203,"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions\/6203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}