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Did you know that union members can get special rebates for buying union-made vehicles?

Union members who purchase new, union-made cars through the Union Plus Auto Buying Service will receive a $100 rebate 6-8 weeks after purchase. You could also receive an additional $100 if you purchase a qualifying new, union-made EPA-approved vehicle.

How do you receive your rebates?

For the new union-made and the new union-made EPA vehicle rebates: simply use the Union Plus Auto Buying Service through TrueCar to make your new union-made and green vehicle purchase and Union Plus will be automatically notified and we'll mail you a check.

Check here for a list of union-made vehicles from UAW.

What are some of the best-selling union-made vehicles? The Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado and the Ford Escape.

UAW Members Make More than Vehicles

Did you know that in a factory in Michigan, UAW members also build houses? Or that in a plant in New York, UAW members prepare and package sugar. Or that in Tennessee, UAW members build lawn mowers. Or that in Ontario, UAW members make golf clubs.

All union members should look over this UAW guide to consumer products before we shop.

Every time we buy a UAW-made product, we help preserve the jobs of our brothers and sisters.

Let's proudly proclaim that we buy what we make because when we do, we create a better tomorrow.

The U.S. Department of Transportation requires all tires sold in the United States carry a code which shows, among other things, the company and plant that made the tire. The code looks like this: DOT BE XX XXX XXX

The two symbols (either two letters or a letter and a number) which follow "DOT" indicate the company and the plant where a tire was manufactured.  For example, the above code indicates a tire made by B. F. Goodrich in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Here is a list of all U.S. and Canadian unionized tire plants and their DOT codes.  By comparing this list to the code on the tire you are buying, you can be certain you are getting a tire made by the United Steelworkers (USW).

In addition to company brands, these codes also appear on "Associate Brand" and "Private Brand" tires. The key to making sure you're getting a USW-made tire is the DOT code.

If you buy Goodyear union-made tires, make sure to use your Union Plus Goodyear benefit.  You'll save 5%-10% off tires, as well as auto service, parts and maintenance.