Union dues are the lifeblood of operations. They fund everything from contract negotiations and member services to legal representation, training, and strike funds. Without reliable dues collection, even the strongest union can struggle to deliver on its promises.

Unions face new challenges in 2025 — from member engagement to pension risks. Discover how modern technology helps unions thrive in a digital era

An Employer Portal for unions is a secure online platform that allows signatory employers to submit remittance reports directly to the union or fund office. By moving away from paper forms, emails, and spreadsheets, unions can prevent reporting errors before they happen, reduce compliance liability, and build stronger relationships with employers. Beyond compliance and trust, employer portals save staff time, improve data quality, and make union operations more professional, modern, and audit-re...

Help members retire smarter. See how Pension OS retirement calculators support better decisions and reduce admin work for union funds, TPAs, and execs.

Managing COBRA manually is risky — especially for hour bank and multi-employer health plans. Here’s what to look for in a COBRA system that actually automates eligibility, notices, billing, and compliance.

Understanding Union Dues: Structures, Rates, and Best PracticesUnion dues are the financial backbone of organized labor. They fund negotiations, grievance handling, office operations, training, organizing efforts, and everything in between. But how dues are set — and how they’re managed — can vary wildly from one union to the next.We talk to union leaders and admin teams every day who are dealing with confusing structures, messy collection processes, and members who don’t...

In 2025, Form 5500 filing for multi-employer plans is getting more complex — with stricter EFAST2 formatting rules, more granular employer-level data requirements, and tighter deadlines. This blog post explains what’s changing and how TPAs can simplify the process using Union.dev’s Pension OS, now officially approved as an EFAST2 electronic remitter. TPAs can now prepare and submit Form 5500 filings directly from the platform, eliminating manual file exports, third-party remitters, and audit ...

This blog post explains how TPAs can simplify defined benefit pension administration — whether managing Canadian DB plans or U.S. Taft-Hartley funds — by switching from outdated, rigid systems to a configurable, scalable platform. It walks through common pain points like manual eligibility tracking, vendor-dependent updates, and multi-plan chaos, and shows how a modern system like Pension OS enables faster rollouts, cleaner data, and more control — all with configuration your IT team can own....

Union dues are the financial backbone of every labor organization. They power everything from bargaining and legal representation to member services and training. But dues aren’t just about collecting money — they’re about fairness, accuracy, accountability, and trust.

For unions, member communication is mission-critical — and constant. From dues updates and grievance notifications to job dispatches and password resets, every interaction matters. But when that communication is inconsistent, error-prone, or delayed, it’s not just an inconvenience — it’s a trust issue.