Solid Member Benefits

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Membership in GAU has many benefits, including discounts on services and products, legal representation, and much more! Join today to contribute to your university and connect with a welcoming graduate community of peers.

All GAU members receive the following benefits:

• Representation when filing a grievance or facing disciplinary action
• Legal support outside the grievance process, if necessary
• $1 million in Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

You will also receive a Solid Member card, which offers local discounts. Don't have a card yet? Stop by our office to pick yours up today!

​Members are also eligible for national discounts through our partner unions, including the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and National Education Association (NEA).

Local Benefits

COVID hit our local businesses hard and many went out of business or had to suspend their discount programs. UF-GAU is currently reaching out to local business (restaurants, bakeries, car repair shops, hollistic medicine stores, pet supply stores, massage parlors, and more) to add more local business partners for discounts.

Karma Cream

• 10% off

If you are a local business and want to be on this list, please contact us!

National Education Association (NEA) Benefits

Step 1.
Register at www.neamb.com 
Use your personal email address (NOT ufl.edu)
If you have a problem accessing your membership simply call NEA member benefits 1-800-637-4636 for a quick fix! Sometimes a duplicate record is created if your information doesn’t match exactly with what is on file. It’s easy to call and have a representative fix it.

Step 2.
Start Saving!

• Sign up for a FREE Life Insurance policy
• Save on travel (car rentals, airfare, hotels)
• Sign into NEA Click & Save for hundreds of discounts, including Regal movie tickets, Costco, Best Buy etc.                                                                          (Under Discounts > Everyday Discounts > NEA Click & Save)   
• Earn WOW Points for your purchases                                                           
• Bookmark http://neamb.affinityperks.com

Florida Education Association (FEA) Benefits

After becoming a UF-GAU member, you should have received am FEA membership card in the mail. Contact our local union office at 1-850-224-8220 or email if you did not receive a card or do not know your membership number.

Step 1.
To browse benefits through the website login at www.feaweb.org
Login with your membership number and password. It’s the 10-digit number located on the front of your FEA membership card and the password you received in the mail. 
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Contact the local union office if you didn’t get these 1-850-224-8220. 
Remember to update your address with them so you can start receiving mail. 

​Step 2.
Click on the link to go to the ACCESS benefits website and register your account. Bookmark https://fea.accessdevelopment.com

Step 3.
​Start receiving amazing discounts on food & dining, entertainment, automotive, travel and so much more!

You can also download FEA's mobile app for your convenience:
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Step 1.
Search “mydeals” in the Google Play Store or the AppStore and download
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Step 2.
Sign in using your personal email address and membership number
*Insert 9389- in front of your FEA member number (9389-xxxxxxxxxx)         
​*Create a password

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Gator 1 Card

Graduate employees, you may now change your status to "Student/Staff - Graduate Assistant" on your Gator 1 card. You may now enjoy some discounts that apply to UF faculty and staff! To receive a card with this new status, please contact your department's administrative staff.

NOTE: Graduate assistants are responsible for the $15 new card fee. Other restrictions may apply. Certain benefits may still apply to faculty or staff only. Please contact the UF HR Benefits Office for more information. For information on software package licensing, please contact your academic department or unit.