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Member Discounts

MGEU membership has its benefits! Your union has the group buying power to negotiate special discounts with dozens of Manitoba businesses offering deals on everything from fitness centres and restaurants to home furnishings, rental cars, and dry-cleaning. Remember, you can use your membership card to redeem any discount in the province, not just the businesses in your area. Click an area on the map to see what's available and show your membership card to start saving.

The MGEU encourages members to support unionized, local businesses, where available. Visit MFL.ca to find out where to you can "Buy Union" in Manitoba.

Alt Hotels

Alt Hotels

Show your MGEU membership card and receive a Queen guestroom for $129 per night or double Queen guestroom for $149 per night.

Located in the new Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District (SHED).

Rates in effect until Dec 31, 2022. Rates based on single or double occupancy. Fee of $10 for each additional guest. Parking fee of $18 per night. Your exclusive rates can be booked online at althotels.com. Simply select Alt Hotel Winnipeg, enter your travel dates and click on ‘Check availability’. Then, select ‘Add a code’ and enter code ‘1775559’.

Rates are not applicable for group travel or group reservations. You can also receive a 5% discount at all Alt Hotels and a 10% discount at all Le Germain Hotels using ‘GREATRATE’ in the section ‘Add a code’ on althotels.com or legermainhotels.com.

This is a unionized hotel. When on union business, the MGEU recommends that members stay at unionized hotels.

Winnipeg - 310 Donald St.
Ph: 1-844-946-6258 

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Best Western Dauphin

Best Western Dauphin

Show your MGEU card and receive the following preferred rates* per night on our guest rooms. Rates include a hot buffet breakfast:

Standard - $126.90

King Room - $131.40

King Suite - $144.90

*Rates available until October 1, 2022; subject to availability. Single or double occupancy only. Ask for the “MGEU rate” when booking.

Rate is eligible for Best Western Rewards. Please ask Front Desk how you can sign up?

Dauphin – 50 Eric Irwin Way

Ph: 204-638-3000 or 1-800-780-7234 to book


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Canada Life & Burton Cummings Theatre - Ticketmaster

Canada Life & Burton Cummings Theatre - Ticketmaster

All MGEU members have the opportunity to save on select tickets events at Canada Life Centre and Burton Cummings Theatre.  To take advantage of these offer please visit:

  • https://www.tnse.com/offers/
  • Click Find Tickets
  • Click the UNLOCK button
  • Enter Promo Code MGEU1 and click unlock again (will confirm code has been accepted)
  • Select seats and proceed to checkout!
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Co-operators Insurance

Co-operators Insurance

Members receive preferred rates, coverage enhancements and discounts off your Home Insurance. Call us at 1-800-387-1963 or get an online QuickQuote.

This group insurance program is only available through our Contact Centre and website. This offer is not available through local Co-operators agents. 

co_operators_best_coverage.pdf 

co_operators_get_a_quote.pdf 

co_operators_letter_2021.pdf 

“The Co-operators Group Insurance will be offering a $20 Tim Horton’s gift card to any MGEU member who receives a no obligation home quote between August 1st and September 15th 2021. Contact us today for our personalized one-on-one quoting service and experience The Co-operators difference!” Full details here 

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Imagewear

Imagewear

Receive 10% off select, regular priced items. This offer is applicable, with proof of MGEU membership. 

Discount available at all Imagewear locations in Manitoba: Brandon, Dauphin, Portage, Selkirk, Thompson, Winkler, Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg.

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Local Hospitality

Local Hospitality

Planning a trip? Save time and money.  Let Local Hospitality negotiate the best deals and comparison price for you. 

Savings average 10-20% below-market on all hotels and car rental suppliers around the world.

Any hotel, any car, anywhere, anytime.

 
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Manitoba Association of Optometrists -Occupational Vision Care Program

Manitoba Association of Optometrists -Occupational Vision Care Program

MGEU members will receive a discount of up to 75% off prescription safety eyewear.

See full details on the program and a list of participating optometrists.

Offer applies only to Prescription Safety Eyewear purchased through the Manitoba Association of Optometrists OVC program. Final discount is dependent on choice of frame and lens options.

Province-Wide
Gordon Doran
Manitoba Association of Optometrists
Cell: 204-898-6239
Email: gdoran@mb-opto.ca

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SoftMoc

SoftMoc

Save 10% on regular and sale purchases in-store* (just show MGEU membership card in-store).

Some exceptions apply.

*Not including our warehouse sale locations. Discount cannot be combined with any other discount, coupon, offer or event.

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Telus

Telus

See the current June 2022 TELUS EPP Offers (PDF) available to MGEU members.

All current plans can be found on TELUS' ordering portal under “Home Services." Log into the portal at www.4lcommunications.com/mgeu to access discounts on the latest hardware, and plan pricing. Because the website is open to the general public, it does not show EPP offers.

TELUS is also waiving the one-time $50 connection fee for all new mobility activations (does not include connected devices) and SmartHome Security plans now come with TELUS Online Security included!

Discounts are available at the following locations:

Kildonan Place Shopping Centre
Garden City Shopping Centre
Outlet Collection Winnipeg - 555 Sterling Lyon Pkwy
2-2075 Pembina Hwy
2-1439 Henderson Hwy
2-730 Park Ave, Beausejour
3-420 Main St, Stonewall
5-1014 Manitoba Ave, Selkirk
175 Main St A, Steinbach
1300-300 Mystery Lake, Thompson
374 Mani St, Russell
1800 Saskatchewan Ave, Portage la Prairie
1450 Main St. S (Dauphin Market Mall), Dauphin
510 Broadway Ave, Killarney

For more information or to provide feedback about this discount, please contact workperks@4lcommunications.com or call 431-489-1670.

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Thompson Eye Care

Thompson Eye Care

15% off* any complete pair of regular-priced eyeglasses
10% off* contact lenses.

*Not valid with any other offers. MGEU card must be presented at time of purchase. Discount applies to members and their immediate family.

Westwood Mall
Ph: 204-677-7890

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Union Perks Plus

Union Perks Plus

A members benefits program where you can take advantage of preferred rates and discounts while earning cash back on a wide range of goods and services available exclusively to our union members and their families.

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Union Savings

Union Savings

Register for a FREE account at Union Savings or call 1-800-418-2990 to get discounts on travel, retail, entertainment, financial and much more.
Download Union Savings Info Sheet (pdf)

 
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VIP Lube

VIP Lube

Present your MGEU card to receive $15 off any full synthetic oil change, $10 off regular or semi-synthetic oil change or 20% of any product or service

Cannot be used with any other coupon or discount.

Winnipeg -
395 Goulet St


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Winnipeg Goldeyes

Winnipeg Goldeyes

The Winnipeg Goldeyes have teamed up with the MGEU to offer a 2021 Summer Triple Play! Special group pricing on tickets to the following games at Shaw Park!

Saturday August 21st at 5:00 doubleheader vs Kane County Cougars
Friday September 3rd at 6:30 vs Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks
Sunday September 5th at 1:00 vs Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks

Gates are open one hour prior to game time.

It’s easy as 1-2-3!

1. Click https://www.ticketmaster.ca/Winnipeg-Goldeyes-tickets/artist/891598 to access the Goldeyes ticket portal and pick the game or games of your choice.

2. Click ‘UNLOCK” in the upper right hand corner and enter MGEU21 to access special pricing.

3. Pick your seats and enter your order and payment information.

You can pick one, two, or all three games and order up to 20 tickets at a time.

*Please note that Shaw Park is open at full capacity!

*All fans attending must present:

· A Manitoba Heath vaccine card or digital QR code

· A photo ID

· Game day ticket

For more information on our enhanced safety plan please click https://bit.ly/2VH6Z7I

If you run into difficulty  and are unable to complete your order, please contact Will Sutton at 204-956-3239 or email will@goldeyes.com

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