Resources and Services

With out-of-control health care costs, outsourcing, record-setting personal debt, and disappearing pensions, it’s hard to know who out there offers real, useful services and who is trying to make a buck off of others’ hard times. With that in mind, we’re building a database of resources for our members and supporters.

UP has investigated these resources and found that they do offer potential benefits to our supporters. However, we are not able to do exhaustive evaluations of each one. Please contact us if you have had a bad or good experience with one of our resources or if you have a suggestion for a new resource.

Legal

National Employment Lawyers Association
http://www.nela.org/NELA/
NELA is a trusted UP partner and offers referrals and other legal services.

UP members legal service
http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/services/legal.php
UP legal help is a service for members only.

Career and job management

R William Holland Consulting
www.rwilliamhollandconsulting.com
RWH Consulting offers career advice and consulting services, some at no charge when visiting his web site.

Health care

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
www.pparx.org
PPARX allows you to search for discounts by prescription. It is funded by pharmaceutical companies and is a free service.

Foundation for Health Coverage Education
www.coverageforall.org

Freelancers Union
http://www.freelancersunion.org/
A national nonprofit organization that represents the needs and concerns of America’s growing independent workforce through advocacy, information and service.

Miscellaneous

Salary Wizard.
Check your pay by state, industry and occupation with the Worklife Salary Wizard.
Work Survey.
Take and complete the Worklife Survey and you can ask the WorklifeWizard, a Harvard trained expert, your most pressing worklife question.

Books and advocacy

United Professionals learning tools
http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/tools/
Offers a selection of books on today’s uncertain world. Many are available free you sign up as a UP premium member.

Services

http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/services/
Services offered to UP members only.