With over 250 local unions throughout the US and Canada, we're dedicated to providing all of our members with the best possible wages, health benefits, workplace safety and retirement benefits.
About our union
The GMP represents thousands of workers in the glass, molders, plastics, pottery,
cast metals, fiberglass, defense, fine china, glass and plastic containers, insulation and
sanitary ware industries.
We also represent thousands of government and healthcare workers and workers in many other industries and groups.
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Join us
Are you working in a non-union shop? Under the National Labor Relations Act,
you have a legal right to organize a union in your workplace!
Check out our new Organizing Center to see what your rights are, what the benfits of union membership are and what you can do to join our union.
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Info you need
If you're considering joining a union, here are two, new "must reads":
35 things the employer cannot legally do
Your rights to join a union
Meet our team
The officers and staff of the GMP come from the industries they now serve and they are highly experienced and skilled in effective labor practices.
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Today's feature:
Support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
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For Our Members:
Union Plus
Check out the many benefits and products available at discounted prices to all GMP members (and retirees) at Union Plus. Established by the AFL-CIO when they created Union Privilege in 1986, Union Plus provides union members and their families with valuable consumer benefits. With Union Plus benefits, your union membership "pays" at work and at home.
Union Plus
Extended Benefits
Information about Extended Benefits for Unemployment Insurance:
DOL UI Extended Benefits
Retiree Trust
We have just updated the "GMP Retiree Trust" information - this is a must read if your are a retired GMP member or are considering retirement soon.
GMP Retiree Trust
Annual Reports
Download Local Union annual report forms:
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