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pensionFERS defined-benefit pension through the federal retirement program (eligibility by age and years of creditable service), alongside the Thrift Savings Planunion contract91% of Postal Service employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements; the workforce is primarily represented by the APWU, NALC, NPMHU and NRLCA (FY2025 Form 10-K)shift differentialNight differential for hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., at a flat dollar rate set by pay grade and step in the APWU National Agreement (Article 8 Section 7)
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pensionAustin Police Retirement System. Pension at a minimum of 25 years of service and age 50; benefit is years of service x a 2.5% multiplier of base salary, with no maximum cap (25 years = 62.5%, 30 years = 75%).union contractMeet and Confer Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association, effective 29 October 2024 to 30 September 2029.promoted from withinPublished rank pay ladder from Police Officer to Commander, plus non-patrol specialist units (Air Support, Lake Patrol, Mounted Patrol, Special Operations, Police Technology).paid trainingCadets are paid at a $67,000 a year rate during roughly eight months of academy training (Monday to Friday, 7am-4pm, not residential), then $78,627 on graduation, followed by a 12-week field training programme. Health, dental and retirement benefits start on day one of the academy.shift differential$3,600 to $4,200 a year for evening or night shifts, paid in 12 monthly installments.
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pensionCLOSED TO NEW HIRES. The ATU Local 1001 defined benefit Pension Plan covers full-time and part-time represented employees hired BEFORE 1 January 2023; anyone hired on or after that date gets a Defined Contribution plan instead. For those still in the DB plan the benefit multiplier is 2.5%, sick and vacation pay counts in final average earnings, maximum credited service is 30 years, and participants contribute 5% of wages. RTD contributes $21m a year to the pension trust and guarantees benefit payments. Source: RTD/ATU Local 1001 collective bargaining agreement, published by RTD.union contractOperations and maintenance employees are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, whose full collective bargaining agreement with RTD is published on RTD's careers site; transit police are represented by the FOP under a separate published agreement.paid trainingAll training is paid under the ATU Local 1001 contract: operators relieved from a regular assignment to attend training are paid their run pay, everyone else their straight-time rate, and employees cannot be mandated to train on days off. Service Persons and Service/Vault Pullers may request CDL training in writing at any time and RTD must start it within 60 days; holding the CDL then pays a $1.00/hour premium. Initial operator training rate is not published. No repayment or clawback clause appears in the agreement.shift differentialSCOPED: the $2.25/hour evening (3pm-11pm) and $2.75/hour night (11pm-4am) shift premiums in the ATU Local 1001 contract EXCLUDE Operations Group employees, i.e. bus and rail operators do not get them. What operators do get is a split shift premium of $2.00/hour for all hours of a split run, plus a $2.00/hour extra work incentive ($3.00 in overtime status). Non-operations staff who work a split shift get $0.45/hour.schedule protectionWork is allocated by seniority. Extra Board operators can take a weekly hold-down assignment by seniority instead of daily assignments; hold-downs are posted noon Wednesday to noon Friday for the following week, and a driver who does not vote goes back on the rotating extra board. Maintenance divisions hold a system-wide job pick every two years, with 30 days' notice of the job matrix and seniority list.
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pensionSound Retirement Trust (a real pension, not a 401(k)) under the UFCW 3000 King/Snohomish Co. WA contract; employer pays on every compensable hour up to 173 hrs/monthunion contractUFCW; Safeway is part of Albertsons Companies, where about 190,000 of roughly 280,000 associates are covered by collective bargaining agreementsshift differentialUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: +50¢/hr between 9 P.M. and 6 A.M., +20¢/hr 6, 9 P.M., +$1.00/hr Sundaysschedule protectionUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: schedule posted by 6:00 P.M. Tuesday before the workweek; 35¢/hr premium for hours worked past the posted schedule
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pension28 multiemployer union pension plans, plus company-sponsored defined benefit plans for some employeesunion contractUFCW and other unions; about 190,000 of roughly 280,000 associates covered by collective bargaining agreementsshift differentialUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: +50¢/hr between 9 P.M. and 6 A.M., +20¢/hr 6, 9 P.M., +$1.00/hr Sundaysschedule protectionUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: schedule posted by 6:00 P.M. Tuesday before the workweek; 35¢/hr premium for hours worked past the posted schedule
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degree paid upfrontScholarship funds for qualifying part-time and full-time employees toward a two- or four-year undergraduate degree or certificatepensionWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Teamsters-represented sites under the 2025 Costco national agreementunion contractAround 5% of employees union-represented; Teamsters national master agreement covers the union warehousesbenefits while part-timeyespaid trainingSupervisor in Training (SIT) programme, a 6-week course for hourly employees in the US and Canada; approximately 7,500 hourly employees completed it in fiscal 2025. The filing does not state whether course hours are paid.
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degree paid upfrontTuition-free education for eligible team members through Hilton's partnership with Guild Education: college degrees, high school completion and certificatespensionUnion hotel workers under the UNITE HERE Local 2 San Francisco contract have a pension; the four-year contract ratified Dec 2024 increased itunion contractHousekeepers and hotel staff at unionized properties are represented by UNITE HERE; the Dec 2024 UNITE HERE Local 2 contract covers San Francisco Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels
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pensionDefined-benefit pension for UAW workers hired before 2007 only; 2023 contract raised the pension multiplier for the first time in 15+ years. Post-2007 hires get no pension, only a 401(k).union contractUAW, 2023-2028 national agreement (hourly and salaried bargaining units), ratified after the Stand Up Strikeschedule protectionPlants may mandate only 1 week of vacation shutdown; UAW hourly members keep the rest of their vacation to use at their own discretion
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hours a week to qualify20 hours a week and 90 days of service to qualify for tuition and continuing-education reimbursement (Coalition-represented employees)pensionReal defined-benefit pension plans for Coalition-union-represented employees, with a final-average-pay multiplier of 1.45% applied to all years of service (higher in some bargaining units)union contractCoalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, 2023-2027 national agreement (effective Oct 1 2023 to Sep 30 2027), covering employees represented by 11 local unionsbenefits while part-timeyes
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pensionDefined-benefit pension for Traditional (pre-2007) UAW members only; 2023 contract added $5 to the Basic Benefit, worth about $1,800 a year more to future pensioners. In-Progression hires get a 401(k) instead.union contractUAW, 2023-2028 national agreement (hourly and salaried bargaining units), ratified after the Stand Up Strikeretirement match10% employer contribution to the 401(k) for In-Progression (post-2007) UAW hourly members, with no required employee contribution; capped at 40 hours a weekretirement match ceiling10%tuition reimbursement$8,000/yr
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degree paid upfrontLearning Together: select STEM degrees and certificate courses fully funded, and Boeing pays the institution directly so nothing comes out of pocketpension$105 pension multiplier per year of service, maintained in the 2024 IAM contract only for employees already vested in the pension plan; other members get 401(k) contributions insteadunion contractIAM Districts 751 and W24 represent 33,000 frontline Boeing workers; the 2024 contract carries a 43.65% compounded wage increase over four years
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pensionDefined-benefit pension (Life Income Benefit) for Traditional / legacy UAW employees only; 2023 contract added $5, worth about $1,800 a year more to future pensioners. In-Progression (post-2007) hires get a 401(k) instead.union contractUAW, 2023-2028 national agreement (hourly and salaried bargaining units), ratified after the Stand Up Strikeschedule protectionPlants may mandate only 1 week of vacation shutdown; UAW hourly members keep the rest of their vacation to use at their own discretion
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pensionBus/Light Rail Operators participate in a defined benefit pension plan plus a 457(b) deferred compensation plan. Formula not published in the posting.union contractSEPTA posts jobs with the bargaining unit in the job title itself - for example Communications Maintainer Specialist (2560) is posted as RRD/IBEW, Regional Railroad division under the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. SEPTA's city bus and subway operators are represented by TWU Local 234.promoted from withinSkilled-trade entry is possible without prior rail experience and SEPTA trains you into the licence: the Communications Maintainer Specialist must obtain a CDL learner's permit within 30 days of employment and pass the CDL test within 120 days, after SEPTA's training. Several SEPTA maintenance postings are explicitly marked 'Rail exp. not required'.paid trainingBus/Light Rail Operator training is paid. Applicants without a CDL must obtain a CDL permit (preferably Class B) before their start date; the full Class A/B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsement is required at offer. No repayment or clawback clause appears in the posting.schedule protectionBus/Light Rail Operators must be available for all shifts - nights, weekends, holidays and split days off - especially in the first two years of employment, when seniority is lowest. A guaranteed 40 hours a week applies only if physically working. Honest negative: new operators do not choose their schedule.
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pensionCulinary Union pension, paid for entirely by the employer at no cost to the worker, for Culinary Local 226 members at MGM's unionized Las Vegas propertiesunion contractCollective bargaining agreements cover about 37,000 of MGM's US employees; Las Vegas Strip hospitality workers are represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyMore than 20 hours a week is the line: DOE employees above it can pick from several health insurance plans, some with NO employee contribution at all, plus dental, vision, prescription cover and retiree health benefits. School kitchen posts are advertised as part-time employment WITH full benefits. Day-to-day substitute paraprofessionals, by contrast, are paid per day and get no benefits.degree paid upfrontThe Career Training Program gives eligible full-time paraprofessionals tuition assistance, and full-time paraprofessionals can get paid release time for college study, the paraprofessional-to-teacher route.pensionFood service workers and other non-teaching DOE staff are in the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS), the city's defined benefit plan for non-pedagogical school employees. It does not replace Social Security, New York City school employees pay into both. Full-time paraprofessionals also get a pension, plus health insurance and paid leave.union contractParaprofessionals, including substitute paraprofessionals, are represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and the substitute day rate is contractual.benefits while part-timeyes
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pensionMulti-employer union pension plans (incl. the UFCW Consolidated Pension Plan) for associates under collective bargaining agreementsunion contractUFCW and other unions; more than two-thirds of associates covered, about 350 separate agreementspaid trainingPearl Street Academy, launched 16 April 2026: a single company-wide career development and training platform for associates across the Kroger Family of Companies, covering leadership development, training courses and professional growth experiences. New hires get access immediately. Kroger does not state whether course time is paid working time.schedule protectionUFCW 3000 contract, Fred Meyer and QFC stores in King/Snohomish Co. WA: two-week schedule posted by 6:00 P.M. Thursday before the workweek
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pensionNO DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION for new hires. Newly hired full-time union and non-union employees get a 457(b) deferred compensation plan and a 401(a) defined contribution plan, both administered by Empower. METRO auto-contributes 4% of salary to the 401(a) and matches 457(b) contributions up to a further 4% into the 401(a). Vesting: 40% at 2 years rising to 100% at 5, and you must work at least 1,000 hours a year. Union employees can retire at 60 with five years vested service or at any age with 28 years.union contractMore than 2,500 field staff - bus operators, mechanics, facilities maintenance, light rail operators, service drivers, technicians and utility workers - are in primarily union positions and are paid weekly; the roughly 1,500 administrative staff are non-union and paid fortnightly. Union benefits are administered through a Health and Welfare Trust. Houston METRO's operators are represented by TWU Local 260.paid trainingBus operator training runs approximately 10 weeks and is paid at $24.43/hour - the same rate as the first six months on the road. The published progression then goes $25.00 at 12 months, $26.16 at two years, $27.33 at three years, $28.53 at four years and $29.14 after 48 months. Recruits without a Texas CDL with a P endorsement must pass General Knowledge, Commercial Vehicle Operating Knowledge, Passenger Relations, Air Brakes and a pre-trip inspection road test. No repayment or clawback clause is published.schedule protectionHonest negative for operators: METRO runs 24/7 and bus operators must be available for any schedule including weekends and holidays. No seniority pick mechanism is published on the careers page.no experience neededBus operator: at least 21, high school diploma or GED from an accredited entity, able to speak/read/write English, a valid Texas driver's licence (or able to obtain one), licensed driver for at least three years, no more than two moving violations in three years, and three years of general work experience preferably including driving or customer service. You do not need a CDL to apply - you must be ABLE to obtain a Class B Texas CDL learner's permit and maintain the Class B with P endorsement. Bus mechanic entry is lower still: 18+, English, DOT physical, drug screen and background check.
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pensionTrustee-managed multiemployer Teamster pension funds under the National Master Agreement (not a 401(k))union contractTeamsters, National Master Agreement 2023-2028; nearly 80% of US employees union-representedbenefits while part-timeyesschedule protectionNational Master Agreement 2023-2028 ended forced overtime on drivers' scheduled days off
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hours a week to qualifyFood and Nutrition Services General Worker is posted at 7 hours a day at $15.84 an hour, on a district work calendar, a cafeteria job built around the school day rather than a full 8-hour shift.pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.union contractSupport staff pay and the length of the work year are set by the School Board subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the district states this in the terms of employment on its support-staff job postings.paid trainingBus Operator training is paid: new hires earn $17.00 an hour during training and step up to $21.00 an hour once they finish. Training is 40 hours preservice, at least 20 hours classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel on the Florida DOE Basic School Bus Driver Curriculum, plus 8 hours of in-service every year. No repayment clause is stated in the posting.no experience neededA high school diploma or GED is PREFERRED, not required, for Bus Operator, it sits under preferred qualifications, while the minimum qualifications are English fluency, five years of licensed driving and a clean five-year driving record. A Florida CDL is needed before you carry students, but the district trains you to it. Food and Nutrition Services General Worker also lists the diploma or GED only as preferred.
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pensionTraditional PLUS: a traditional defined-benefit pension paid monthly, with the multiplier raised to $48 for each year of service; all current employees and new hires are eligible under the production contractunion contractAbout 7,600 US production and maintenance workers are covered by a UAW collective bargaining agreement running to November 1, 2027; unions are certified for about 77% of US production and maintenance employeesretirement matchTDSP/401(k) matched at $0.60 per dollar up to 6% of pay under Traditional PLUS; the Choice PLUS option matches $0.70-$1.00 up to 6% plus 5% of annual wagesretirement match ceiling6%
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pensionThe MTA offers pensions to eligible employees alongside 401(k) and 457 plans, with military service credit eligibility. The MTA's own benefits page notes that public retirement plans are administered outside the MTA and that represented staff should refer to their collective bargaining agreement, so the plan and formula are not published here.union contractMTA frontline titles are union-represented and the posting names the union: LIRR Car Appearance Maintainers and Oilers are SMART Transportation Division / NCF&O; LIRR Locomotive Engineers are BLET. New York City Transit bus operators are TWU Local 100. The MTA benefits page directs represented staff to their collective bargaining agreement rather than the HR summary.promoted from withinThe Locomotive Engineer route is an internal promotion path from other LIRR grades, but it carries a lock-in penalty: an employee who reverts to their former position for any reason - including failing the programme - is barred from applying for another position for two years. Entry requirement is a high school diploma or GED plus one year of trade, CDL, railroad or 24/7-industry experience.paid trainingPARTLY UNPAID. The LIRR Locomotive Engineer Trainee programme runs in two phases: Phase 1 is a six-week NON-COMPENSATED classroom programme attended on your own time while you stay in your existing job; Phase 2 is a minimum of 14 months of full-time compensated training at 60% of the $57.278 rate ($34.367/hour) for the first 365 days. Phase 1 hours are paid retrospectively as a one-time lump sum only once you complete Phase 1 and are promoted to Locomotive Engineer. Failing a qualifying exam means termination from the programme.no experience neededCar Appearance Maintainer / Oiler (Long Island Rail Road, Westside Yard fleet cleaning): a four-year high school diploma or GED/TASC equivalent, basic oral and written communication, and knowledge of hand tools. No prior experience required for the Car Appearance Maintainer (the Oiler variant wants 1-2 years mechanical or electrical experience). The catch is the wage progression: the $36.449 rate is the 100% rate and new hires start at 70% of it, reaching 100% only after 1,920 days of compensated service.
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hours a week to qualifySpecial Education Classroom Assistant (SECA) and Teacher Assistant (TA) paraprofessional posts are full-time with full healthcare and paid holidays, and the placement is for the whole school year rather than day-to-day.pensionCPS support staff - the non-teaching employees - are in MEABF, the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, a City of Chicago defined benefit pension fund, rather than in the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund. It does not replace Social Security.union contractEvery support role is in a named bargaining unit and CPS publishes the contracts. SEIU Local 73 covers custodians, security officers, special education classroom assistants, child welfare attendants and school bus aides (contract 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027). UNITE HERE Local 1 covers lunchroom employees; SEIU Local 1 covers lunchroom managers (2025-2029); Teamsters Local 700 covers motor truck drivers. Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel are in the Chicago Teachers Union contract (2024-2028).no experience neededParaprofessional (SECA/TA) hiring is a documented three-step route with no teaching degree: get an Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional Licence, apply to the SECA/TA pool, then complete onboarding. CPS states you can be in a full-time post in under 30 days, and frames the job as a start rather than a mid-career move.
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contract13 major rail unions represent about 83% of the workforce; agreements are bargained under the Railway Labor Act and reopened every five yearsdisabilityyesretention89% employee retention rate in 2025, as reported in the company's own 10-K
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contractA significant majority of BNSF Railway employees are union-represented; wages and health and welfare benefits are set through industry-wide national negotiationsdisabilityyes
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contractMost CSX employees are represented by labor unions, under agreements bargained nationally by the National Carriers Conference Committee or locally with CSXdisabilityyes
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pensionA real defined-benefit pension, not a 401(k) match: employees are in the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS), alongside a 457/401(k) Deferred Compensation Plan and a 403(b) Tax Deferred Arrangement. Scope: all employees, subject to category of employment.union contractMost of the workforce at America's largest municipal health system is union-represented, and the union welfare fund - not the employer - is where several core benefits actually come from. The system's own benefits page lists disability insurance, life insurance, supplemental hospital coverage, health club reimbursement and TUITION REIMBURSEMENT as union-provided, meaning a non-represented employee in the same building may not have them. Scope: all employees represented by a labour union.
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contractAbout 80% of railroad employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements and are known as craft employees (FY2025 10-K)disabilityyes
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union contractNo union contract is reported at Tesla's US plants. Tesla's own FY2025 annual report describes unions running organising campaigns in parts of its operations and filing unfair labour practice charges against the company with the National Labor Relations Board, and treats union activity as a business risk. Outside the US the filing notes jurisdictions that mandate collective agreements and works councils.promoted from withinTesla's FY2025 annual report (filed January 2026) states that over 29,000 employees globally advanced their careers during 2025 and that 69% of managers were promoted internally. The figure is company-wide across a headcount of 134,785 and is not broken out for production associates at Fremont, Austin or the Gigafactories.paid trainingTesla runs structured training routes into manufacturing work, the Manufacturing Development Program, apprenticeships and START, which the company describes as combining academic and hands-on learning to prepare technicians. Educational assistance supported roughly 7,000 learners in 2025. The filing does not say whether trainees are paid for training hours, so treat the pay question as unanswered.
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union contractOnly pilots and dispatchers are unionized; flight attendants, ramp and airport customer service staff are not representedbirthing-parent leave12 weeksretirement matchCompany matches up to 6%retirement match ceiling6%fertility supportyes
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union contractHotel associates at unionized properties are represented by UNITE HERE locals; UNITE HERE Local 2 signed a four-year San Francisco Marriott contract in Dec 2024employee discount portalyeslearning budgetyesleisure travel stipend / credityesretirement matchMarriott matches 100% of 401(k) contributions up to 5% of weekly pay (US associates)
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union contractNo union anywhere at Peloton: the company's FY2025 annual report states it is not a signatory to any agreement with a labour organisation and not a party to any collective bargaining agreement. Its US headcount of 2,145 at 30 June 2025 spans offices, production studios, warehouse and distribution sites and retail showrooms, with extra seasonal showroom hires at the holidays.birthing-parent leave18 weeksfertility supportyesadoption & surrogacy supportyeshelp paying for childcareyes
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hours a week to qualify30+ hours a week for medical, dental, vision and prescription cover; the 401(k) match needs one year of service and at least 1,000 hoursdegree paid upfrontTuition reimbursement with degree options at no out-of-pocket cost, plus a free accredited online high school diploma through Career Online High Schoolunion contractSome CVS Health colleagues are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which sets their benefit eligibility instead of the standard planbenefits while part-timeyespaid trainingTwo structured in-store trainee tracks: the Shift Supervisor Management Trainee programme (12 weeks, 100+ hours of on-the-job training in merchandising, inventory control, cash management, loss prevention and communication), and the Store Manager in Training programme, which CVS says is required to become a Store Manager. Both are paid store roles you are hired into, i.e. training happens on the clock rather than before hire.
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hours a week to qualifyRush publishes no hours number. Its careers site says eligibility turns on work location, job classification, job status and regular work hours, and for staff in a collective bargaining unit the contract sets eligibility instead. For an hourly or per-diem job at Rush the threshold is a question to ask the recruiter in writing, because it is not on the page.union contractRush University Medical Center has collective bargaining units among its staff, and Rush's own careers site states that for a union-represented employee the contract, not the standard benefits book, decides what you are eligible for. Rush does not publish which units are covered or by which union, so ask which contract applies to the specific job before you take it.paid trainingRush's nurse apprenticeship is an eight-week summer student nurse externship at Rush University Medical Center that nursing students are hired into, and Rush runs an ADN-to-BSN pathway that gives working associate-degree nurses full tuition reimbursement while they earn the bachelor's. The externship page does not state the wage, so confirm the rate before accepting.
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hours a week to qualifySSM Health states the threshold in hours per PAY PERIOD, not per week: 40 hours per pay period (50% FTE or higher) qualifies a part-time employee for benefits, effective the first of the month on or after hire. Applies to all non-union employees; staff covered by a collective bargaining agreement get whatever the CBA provides instead.degree paid upfrontFlexPath Funded is upfront-paid and usable on day one of employment, but only for degree coursework at select ONLINE universities or online skills-based courses. SHORT CLINICAL CERTIFICATES ARE OUTSIDE IT: CNA, medical assistant and phlebotomy training runs through tuition reimbursement instead, which requires 90 days of service, must be paid by the employee first, and must be REPAID in full if you leave or drop below benefit-eligible status within 12 months (24 months for cohort and hard-to-recruit certification programmes). Scope: all benefit-eligible employees.union contractSSM Health's own benefits page confirms part of its workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements and that those employees' benefits come from the CBA, not from this page - employees are told to ask their recruiter for a separate Employee Benefits Guide.benefits while part-timeyes
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union contractFlight attendants represented by Transport Workers Union of America Local 556; four-year contract ratified April 2024 with a 22.3% raiseretirement matchDollar-for-dollar match up to 9.3% of eligible earningsfsayesleisure travel stipend / credityesstock purchase planyes
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degree paid upfrontDisney Aspire pays 100% of tuition upfront, plus application fees and books, for eligible US hourly cast members and employeesunion contractWalt Disney World: 45,000 theme park workers represented by the Services Trades Council Union (IATSE 631, Teamsters 385, TCU 1908, UFCW 1625, UNITE HERE 362 and 737)benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingDisney College Program: a paid internship at Walt Disney World for college students and recent graduates, 4 to 8 months (extendable to a full calendar year), working one of over 20 guest-facing cast member roles alongside educational sessions and professional development. Recommended for credit by the American Council on Education. You are paid during it.works around classesDisney College Program participants at Walt Disney World get dedicated time off for school classes and on-site exam proctoring while working guest-facing cast member roles. Covers the Disney College Program (4-8 months, extendable to a year), not Disney hourly roles generally.
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union contractApproximately 27% of Verizon's workforce was represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) as of 31 December 2025 - concentrated in wireline and field roles in the mid-Atlantic and northeast, whose contracts run to 1 August 2026. Verizon's own benefits page states that the benefits it advertises apply to non-represented US employees, so a union member's benefits come from the collective agreement, not the careers site.promoted from withinVerizon publishes a retail ladder and a figure for it: 40% of Verizon leaders began their career in Retail. The published progression for a store worker runs Retail Sales Associate -> Assistant Store Manager -> Store Manager -> District Manager, with 'typical progression' from District Manager into senior field leadership and enterprise operations. Covers US retail store employees.retirement match6% company matchretirement match ceiling6%mental healthyes
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degree paid upfrontYour Tomorrow, with Guild: a full range of education options including a college degree, at no cost to the employee, and open to eligible dependents as wellunion contractAbout 9,200 WM employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements (FY2025 10-K)birthing-parent leave8 weeksstock purchase planyesespp discount15%
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hours a week to qualifyNon-union employees qualify for medical, dental, prescription, vision, life, disability, back-up care and time-off benefits at 17.5 hours a week. TUITION BENEFITS ARE GATED HIGHER: they start only at 35 hours a week (full-time), so a part-time aide, tech or porter working 17.5-34 hours has health cover but no tuition benefit. Temp/casual staff get neither health cover nor tuition - only wellness, 403(b) voluntary contributions, short-term disability, workers' comp and discounts. Union-represented staff are governed by their own collective bargaining agreement.union contractA large share of NYU Langone's frontline workforce is union-represented, and benefits eligibility for those roles comes from the collective bargaining agreement rather than the HR page. Named unions include 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, 32BJ SEIU (building services), Teamsters Local 810, Local 1 Security Officers Union, the Brotherhood of Security Personnel Officers and Guards, AFSCME District Council 1705 Local 205, the Federation of Nurses/UFT and Doctors Council SEIU.benefits while part-timeyes
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union contractComcast states that only a small overall portion of its full-time US employees are unionised - so unlike AT&T, Verizon or Frontier, a Comcast cable technician or call-centre worker is usually not covered by a collective agreement. The union density that does exist sits mainly in NBCUniversal content production and outside the US. Comcast's benefits site adds that union-represented employees' eligibility for the advertised benefits is governed by their collective bargaining agreement.dentalyesvisionyesmental healthyesretirement matchGenerous 401(k) company match
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union contractGeneral Dynamics-wide (Electric Boat is a GD business unit): about 23% of the workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreementsretirement matchGeneral Dynamics 401(k) programs with access to retirement planning counselors; plan detail varies by business unitdentalyesvisionyeshsayes
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union contractNike's FY2026 annual report states most of its employees are not represented by unions; the exceptions are certain employees in EMEA and APLA who belong to or are represented by trade unions under local law or collective agreements, plus works councils and industry-wide agreements required in some European countries. No US retail store is described as represented, and Nike says it has never had a material interruption from labour disagreements.unlimited ptoyesyour premiumyesofficesBeaverton, Oregon, New York City, New York, Hilversum, Shanghai, Laakdalon-site gymyes
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union contractApproximately 43% of AT&T's workforce was represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) or other unions as of 31 December 2025 - the highest union density of any company in this wave apart from Frontier. AT&T's own job listings tag retail and technician roles as CWA-covered, so a retail sales consultant or installation technician is very often in the bargaining unit.no experience neededAT&T runs a 'no degree required' entry-level track covering four frontline job families: retail store roles, installation/field technician roles, call centre roles and field sales. Each is advertised as open with no degree and with hands-on training and mentorship. AT&T does not publish a minimum age.employee discount portalyesmental healthyes
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hours a week to qualifyGeorgetown sets tuition-benefit eligibility at 36 hours a week for regular and term staff (academic employees need 90% time). Below that, no TAP.degree paid upfrontTuition Assistance Program (TAP) covers the EMPLOYEE and their CHILDREN. Employees may use it for undergraduate or graduate study depending on employment category; dependent children for undergraduate study only, at Georgetown or (for children) at an outside school. Service gate: ONE year for the employee, THREE years for a child. Eligibility starts on the date of hire for regular staff hired to work at least 36 hours a week - explicitly including staff represented by SPFPA and 1199SEIU. Tuition only: no deposits, fees or room and board, and lifetime maximums apply.union contractGeorgetown's benefits pages name two unions representing its staff by name - the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) and 1199SEIU - and confirm that members of both qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program on the same terms as other regular staff.
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union contractTransit Operators are members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, listed by King County Metro among the pay and benefits of the job.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingTransit Operator training is paid at $23.32/hour. Trainees must first hold a Washington Commercial Learners Permit (3 written tests: general knowledge, air brakes, passenger endorsement) obtained within 30 days of the conditional offer; Metro pays for the DOT physical. Classes run weekdays and weekends, attendance required every day, with a choice of morning or afternoon class. Graduates hold a Class B CDL with air brake and passenger endorsements and go to $31.39/hour. No repayment or clawback clause is published.schedule protectionOperators choose their schedule through a seniority-based pick: Metro lists 'flexible schedule with choices based on seniority' as a term of the job, meaning the longer you are there the more control you have over which run and days off you hold.no experience neededTransit Operator (bus driver): no previous experience and no CDL required to start - you are paid $23.32/hour while you earn the CDL. You do need to pass three written knowledge tests for a Commercial Learners Permit, a DOT physical, a 5-year driving record review, drug screening (includes marijuana) and a criminal background check. Metro is recruiting part-time operators.
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hours a week to qualifyStanford sets the tuition-grant floor in hours: 19 or fewer hours a week is not eligible at all; 20-39 hours a week qualifies but the grant is prorated by FTE (75% FTE, which Stanford defines as 30 hours a week, gets 75% of the grant); 40 hours a week gets 100%.degree paid upfrontChild Tuition Grant Program (TGP): Stanford pays toward a DEPENDENT CHILD's undergraduate tuition at any accredited college, capped at one-half of Stanford's own annual tuition and prorated by the parent's FTE. Staff qualify after FIVE years of continuous benefits-eligible service and must work 50% time or greater; faculty and senior staff qualify from the start of the appointment. Contingent (temporary, casual, student) employees are excluded, and so are staff of affiliates like Stanford Health Care.union contractStanford's child tuition grant explicitly names bargaining-unit employees as eligible, and shortens the minimum appointment length for them to four months, or to whatever the collective bargaining agreement in force provides.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.union contractUC's own benefits site tells represented staff that the reduced-fee tuition benefit reaches them but that their bargaining unit contract, not the HR page, is the operative document.benefits while part-timeyes
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hours a week to qualifyUC expresses eligibility as a percentage of full time, not hours a week, and there are three tiers. FULL benefits need an appointment of at least 50% time for a year or more (or 1,000 hours in a rolling 12 months). MID-LEVEL covers 100% time for three months to a year, or 50% time in a post that misses the retirement rules. CORE benefits reach down to 43.75% time - and for per diem, casual/restricted student, by-agreement and seasonal appointments, Core needs at least 75% time for at least three months.degree paid upfrontUC's systemwide Reduced Fee Enrollment covers the EMPLOYEE ONLY - there is no spouse or dependent-child tuition benefit. Regular-status employees who meet admission requirements get a two-thirds reduction of both systemwide tuition and the student services fee, capped at nine units or three courses per quarter or semester. It reaches most represented (unionised) staff as well as non-represented staff, but represented employees' own contract governs the detail.union contractUC's own benefits site tells represented staff that the reduced-fee tuition benefit reaches them but that their bargaining unit contract, not the HR page, is the operative document.benefits while part-timeyes
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union contractBus operators become union-represented on graduation from training: union seniority and the 90-day probationary period both start the Sunday after the graduation date. WMATA's operating and maintenance workforce is represented by ATU Local 689.promoted from withinEntry route: you join as a Student Metrobus Operator on a ten-week training programme (the recruitment page advertises 'as little as six weeks'). Absences in the first four weeks are prohibited and unapproved absence can get you released from the programme. On graduation your 90-day probationary period and your union seniority both begin the following Sunday, and seniority is what governs shifts and days off from then on.paid trainingMetrobus Operator: WMATA pays a training wage of up to $20/hr, rising to $30.62/hr on graduation, and advertises training 'in as little as six weeks' (its own careers FAQ says the Student Metrobus Operator programme is ten weeks). No repayment or clawback agreement is published. But the CDL is NOT free: WMATA's careers FAQ states it does not provide assistance in obtaining the CDL learner's permit or the passenger and air brake endorsements, and does not reimburse the cost of the permit test or renewal - the applicant pays.schedule protectionHonest negative at entry: during training, assignments include day and night, weekday and weekend. On graduation you are placed at whichever garage has the greatest need and your shift is assigned then - the only division a new operator may choose is Landover. Work location, shifts and scheduled days off are explained during training, i.e. after you have committed.no experience neededMetrobus Operator is advertised as requiring no prior commercial driving experience: WMATA recruits people who have never driven a commercial vehicle and trains them to CDL standard, with a starting package advertised at over $50k including overtime.
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degree paid upfrontChild Scholarship Plan for eligible university STAFF and faculty: Yale pays a child's accredited college or university directly, up to 50% of tuition and eligible fees, capped at $29,000 per year ($14,500 per semester) for 2026/2027, for up to eight terms toward a bachelor's degree. The child must be under 25 and enrolled full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college. It applies to any accredited institution, not just Yale, and is paid after other grants and scholarships. Room and board are not covered.union contractYale's service and maintenance staff are represented by Local 35, whose collective bargaining agreement carries its own training funds at Article XXIV, sections 24.1 through 24.3 - a benefit that exists in the contract rather than in general HR policy.paid trainingLocal 35 Training Funds, written into Article XXIV 24.1-24.3 of the Local 35 collective bargaining agreement, which covers Yale's service and maintenance staff (custodial, dining, grounds, trades). The university and the union commit to funding personal and professional growth within an employee's own job or trade as well as advancement to better jobs or different trades.
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union contractApproximately 66% of Frontier's total employees are represented by unions under collective bargaining agreements - the highest union density in this wave. Contracts typically run three years. For a Frontier field technician or call-centre worker the collective agreement, not the careers page, is the document that sets pay and benefits; Frontier's own benefits page carries the footnote that represented employees' benefits are subject to their bargaining agreement. (FY2024 10-K, filed Feb 2025, the company's last before the Verizon acquisition.)promoted from withinFrontier says its field technicians average 19+ years of service and attributes that to promoting from within, and lists 'a culture of promotion from within empowers advancement' as the first career advantage of a field operations job. No percentage figure is published. Covers US field operations staff.retirement match401(k) match of 50% on the first 6% of eligible compensation (so a maximum company contribution of 3% of pay). Frontier's benefits page footnotes that represented employees' benefits are subject to the terms of their specific bargaining agreements, so union field staff should check their contract.pto20 days
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hours a week to qualifyWaiting period, not an hours threshold: full-time employees qualify for the benefits programme after 30 days of employment, part-time employees only after ONE YEAR. Same package either way (medical, dental, vision, FSA, wellness, EAP, short and long term disability, life insurance, retirement plans).union contractMARTA labels every posting with its bargaining status: frontline trades such as Journeyman ET - Train Control are 'Classification: Represented' and paid an hourly rate, while supervisory roles are 'Non-represented' and salaried, with supervisors explicitly tasked with enforcing the labor contract. MARTA's represented operations and maintenance staff are covered by ATU Local 732.benefits while part-timeyesno experience neededJourneyman ET - Train Control (represented, $27.76/hour): high school diploma or equivalent plus 12 months of specialised formal training in electronic/electrical repair (vocational, trade school or military) and two years of journeyman-level experience - or three years of directly related experience in lieu of both. MARTA is a drug-free workplace and the role is safety sensitive.
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union contractSchool Bus Driver is a union post: ACE/AFSCME Local 2250, Pay Table 500 Grade 4, hourly range $23.32 to $45.87. The pay table and grade are named on the job posting itself, so the rate is not negotiable case by case.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingYou do not need a CDL to start. PGCPS runs its own Commercial Driver's Licence training for up to 6 weeks and pays Temporary Bus Driver Trainees $20.00 an hour while they do it, ending with a CDL carrying passenger and school-bus endorsements. No repayment agreement appears in the posting. The catch is stated plainly: trainees are temporary employees with no holiday pay or fringe benefits until they qualify.no experience neededBus Driver Trainee lists exactly one minimum qualification: a driver's licence. You must be 21 or over with three years of driving experience and no more than 3 points in the last 10 years. No high school diploma, no GED and no CDL are required to be hired, the CDL is what the job trains you to.
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union contractCollective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Austin and Austin Firefighters Association Local 975 (IAFF).schedule protectionShift schedule is bargained in the collective agreement and uses Kelly days; a 2025 contract re-opener implemented two additional Kelly days.retentionDocumented occupational risk. NIOSH (US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) reports that cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters, and that sudden death from a heart event is the most common cause of death among firefighters.
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degree paid upfrontTuition Assistance Program (TAP): employees pay only $40 for courses at the Harvard Extension School, or 10% of the tuition cost at other eligible Harvard schools (including the Graduate School of Education, Kennedy School and Chan School of Public Health). Harvard states the benefit is open to benefits-eligible professional, administrative, SUPPORT and UNION staff, not just faculty. Covers the employee; a separate Tuition Reimbursement Program covers outside accredited institutions.union contractHarvard names union staff as a distinct population eligible for tuition assistance, alongside professional, administrative, support and teaching staff.
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union contract1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East bargains a single contract covering frontline staff - patient care technicians, environmental services and facilities workers among them - at 19 HCA hospitals across Florida. Negotiations for the successor agreement opened 2 April 2026 with demands for wage scales that reward experience and safe staffing levels. Scope: HCA's Florida hospitals; most HCA facilities elsewhere are not represented.schedule protectionA warning, not a benefit, and it is the union that documents it. HCA schedules frontline staff with an AI system called Timpani, co-developed with Palantir. 1199SEIU's bargaining committee reports that it denies PTO, ignores stated preferences, changes shifts already agreed, and removes workers from the schedule with loss of wages - and that discipline is being issued off the back of it. The union filed six pages of contract proposals about Timpani. Scope: the union's account of conditions at HCA's 19 Florida hospitals; HCA has not published a response on this page.
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degree paid upfrontJHU runs three separate education benefits, and BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS are named as eligible alongside faculty and staff. (1) Tuition Assistance: full-time benefits-eligible faculty, staff and bargaining unit members seeking a degree can get tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate courses at ANY accredited institution. (2) Tuition Grant Plan: dependents under 27 receive tuition toward full-time undergraduate study at an accredited institution. (3) Tuition Remission: an annual amount toward part-time study at JHU for staff, bargaining unit members, spouses, domestic partners and dependent children.union contractJHU's own benefits pages list bargaining unit members as a distinct eligible population for tuition assistance and for family tuition remission, alongside faculty and staff.
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degree paid upfrontTuition remission (non-RBHS positions): a regularly appointed full-time staff member paid at or below $106,586 gets FULL tuition remission at Rutgers for themselves; above that salary it drops to 50%. Because the cut-off is a salary figure, hourly and lower-paid staff get the 100% tier. Dependent children of a full-time employee are separately eligible for undergraduate tuition remission (first baccalaureate degree, up to 10 terms for a 4-year degree). Graduate remission above $5,250/year is taxable and subject to NJ state tax withholding.union contractDependent-child tuition remission at Rutgers is granted pursuant to negotiated union agreements as well as university policy, so for represented staff the benefit sits in a collective agreement rather than an HR discretion.
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degree paid upfrontEducation Benefit for the DEPENDENT CHILD of a regular FULL-TIME staff member: 100% of tuition at the University of Pittsburgh, for up to 12 terms of undergraduate coursework, with no per-semester credit limit. It starts once the staff member has completed their provisional period - no multi-year service gate. Part-time regular staff are not eligible for the dependent-child benefit, and graduate programs are not covered.union contractPitt's own education-benefit page states that staff under collective bargaining agreements have this benefit governed by the terms of their agreement rather than the general staff policy - so for represented staff the contract, not the HR page, is the operative document.
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union contract7,972 US hourly production employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with the UAW, the International Association of Machinists and the United Steelworkers (as of 31 Dec 2025)
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union contractLAUSD classified (support) staff are represented by SEIU Local 99 across four bargaining units, each with its own contract: Unit B for aides and special education assistants, Unit C for bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and food production workers, Unit F for teachers assistants, Unit G for school supervision aides and community representatives. Contracts and a separate Health Benefits Agreement are published by the union.works around classesThe honest side of a school-calendar job: classified school work stops in the summer, and there is no pay when it does. California runs the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (the 'Summer Bridge Fund') so classified staff can set money aside during the school year and have the state match it back, 81 cents per dollar for summer 2025. LAUSD participates and the enrolment deadline is 1 March.
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union contractApproximately 380 of Optimum's roughly 9,500 employees were represented by unions as of 31 December 2025 - about 4% of the workforce. The company holds collective bargaining agreements with the CWA and the IBEW covering the majority of its unionised employees in New York, New Jersey and West Virginia, expiring between February 2026 and April 2027.
no companies here document this yet. that is a gap in what we have collected, not proof there is nothing to find.