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What Is My Member ID?

member ID lookup at AFT.org

Trying to access AFT Member Benefits? You may need to know your 5-digit Local Number and your AFT Membership ID number. Both are listed on your membership card. If you can't find your card, you can use the member ID lookup tool from AFT by visiting members.aft.org/members/lookup. If you're not sure of your local number, see a list of AFT-Maryland affiliates at md.aft.org/local-sites.

Still having trouble? Contact us at communications@aftmd.org, and we can help to update your contact information, look up your member ID, request a new member card from AFT Member Services, and more. 



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A Stronger Voice in Maryland Governance

Through our affiliations with AFT-Maryland and AFL-CIO's Maryland/DC Council, we are able to have greater influence over our elected leaders.

As an MCEA member, you have the right to participate in different committees in each body. Contact your union leaders or staff to find out how.

Learn more about each body:

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R.K. Tongue - Our Insurance Partners from the Beginning

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Click here for a downloadable flyer about MCEA and RK Tongue benefits.

R.K. Tongue Insurance

As a member of MCEA, you gain access to supplemental insurance through our partners RK Tongue, including:

  • Personal insurance: Health, disability, homeowner/renter, life, long term care, dental/vision, identity theft, auto/car/motorcycle/watercraft insurance
  • Financial services: Retirement, financial planning, wealth management, investments
  • Industry expertise: Benefit from R.K. Tongue’s history of experience with unions and public sector employees

Contact R.K. Tongue:
(410) 752-4008
(800) 638-6353
info@rktongue

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UnionPlus Member Benefits

Union Plus

From UnionPlus.org: Union Privilege is a nonprofit organization founded by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to provide excellent consumer Union Plus benefit programs exclusively to union members (current and retired) and their families. Our mission then and now is simple: to improve the quality of life for working families through our unique products and services. We believe that supporting our union members through good and bad times keeps our unions strong, so we offer unique financial assistance including strike benefits and other hardship help benefits that support union members and their families.

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Trauma Counseling Benefit from AFT

Trauma Coverage benefit from AFT

AFT members work hard, now more than ever, to educate, heal, help and serve our communities. Sometimes our own stress is compounded by a personal or workplace trauma; still, we struggle to be fully present for others. Now the AFT is offering a new, free benefit, trauma counseling, to provide help and healing for our members, whenever needed, wherever a member may be. 

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Protect Your Personal Information and Identity

AFT Identity Theft Protection

During times of heightened fear and confusion, such as COVID-19, scammers are looking to gain access to your sensitive information. Most businesses will not ask for your personal information, such as PIN numbers or passcodes, via text, email, or phone call. Please do not respond to any malicious and unsolicited requests that appear to be from banking institutions, the IRS, mortgage companies, medical providers, etc.

For more information on how you can keep your personal information safe, check out the AFT Identity Theft Protection benefit:

https://www.clcidprotect.net/co/home/aft/

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