--- title: "Union App Builder: News, Events and Member Benefits | GoodBarber" description: "Build your union or works council app without code: meeting minutes, event sign-ups, partner discount codes and alerts by site, for members only." canonical_url: "https://www.goodbarber.com/membership/works-council/" lang: en --- # Union App Builder: News, Events and Member Benefits | GoodBarber ![A union meeting room: a table with printed agendas and a notice board covered with event announcements for members](https://portalresize.ww-cdn.com/beautifull_pict/v1/836x470/50x50/6/92/img/1793175427775_23/header-works-council.jpg) Create your union app # Union app: meeting updates, events and member benefits in your own app, for members only ## On Monday, the stewards post the update from the bargaining meeting, and only members at the warehouse site get the notification. On Tuesday, Nadia signs up for Saturday's family day: 12 spots left out of 50. On Thursday, Karim shows the partner cinema's discount code. Give your union local or works council its own native app for iPhone and Android, made without code: meeting minutes and agreements, event sign-ups, partner discount codes and alerts by site, all reserved for the members you add. [Start for free](https://www.goodbarber.com/create/) Free 30-day trial - No credit card required ## Pioneers of no-code 15 years of experience building native apps for businesses and content publishers. And the numbers to prove it. [Start for free](https://www.goodbarber.com/create/) 25 000+ Daily downloads for apps built with GoodBarber* 30 000+ Clients have brought their app projects to life with GoodBarber 2011 The year GoodBarber was born: no-code, before anyone else [Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/goodbarber.com) * Source: internal download tracking, App Store and Google Play, April 2026. ### Monday's update At 5 p.m. on Monday, the stewards post the update from the bargaining meeting. Only the warehouse group gets the notification "The bargaining update is live," because the point on their shifts concerns them. Members at the other sites read it when they open the app. [See push notifications](/extensions/push-notifications/) ### Saturday's outing On Tuesday, Nadia opens the events calendar and signs up for Saturday's family day at the amusement park: the app shows 12 spots left out of 50. Since only logged-in members can book, the local knows who is coming, with no spreadsheet to keep by hand. [See Appointment booking](/extensions/appointment-booking/) ### The cinema code On Thursday, Karim opens the Benefits section: the partner cinema gives $3 off a ticket until December 31. He shows the promo code, visible to logged-in members only, and types it on the cinema's booking site. [See Couponing](/extensions/couponing/) ## A week at the local What a member sees from Monday to Thursday, and what the stewards do from the back office. [Start for free](https://www.goodbarber.com/create/) ## Your union in an app, from updates to events What the stewards post, how members sign up, then how to keep the app for members only. 1. 1 ### Keep members informed Post meeting minutes, agreements and event rules in article sections, and the dates of meetings and office hours in the agenda. A notification goes to every member or to a single group, such as one site or one team. 2. 2 ### Open sign-ups Each event becomes a slot with the number of spots you set: an outing, a workshop, a holiday party. Only logged-in members book, and the app shows the spots left. A member can also book a meeting with a steward during office hours. 3. 3 ### Keep it for members Turn off open sign-up: only the members your organization adds, one by one or from a CSV file, can log in. Then sort them into groups and choose, section by section, which group gets access. Dues, tickets and vouchers are paid on your own platform or website, which the app links to: the app itself takes no payments. ## Union app, benefits platform or group chat? Three ways to reach members: what each one lets your organization do, and what it doesn't. | | Your GoodBarber app | A benefits platform | A group chat | | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | | Your organization alone on screen, under its name | ✓ Yes, it's your app | Depends on the platform | No, among other conversations | | Meeting minutes filed by section | ✓ Yes | Depends on the platform | No, they scroll away in the feed | | Event sign-ups, with the spots left | ✓ Yes, with Appointment booking | Depends on the platform | No | | A notification to one site only | ✓ Yes, by member group | Depends on the platform | ✓ Yes, with one chat per site | | Partner discount codes | ✓ Yes, with Couponing | ✓ Yes | No | | Tickets, vouchers or dues paid in the tool | No, on your platform or website | ✓ Yes | No | ## What members find in the app ### Meeting minutes The stewards' [articles](/extensions/cms-article/) after each meeting, with the agreements and the event rules. ### The agenda Meetings, office hours and the quarter's events in the [agenda](/extensions/cms-agenda/). ### Sign-ups A spot on an outing or a meeting with a steward, booked through [Appointment booking](/extensions/appointment-booking/). ### Benefits Partner [discount codes](/extensions/couponing/), visible to logged-in members only. ### Holiday allowance The calculation of the holiday contribution, based on the scale your organization sets. ### Alerts A [notification](/extensions/push-notifications/) to every member, or only to the site concerned. ### Member account Access through an [account](/extensions/authentication/) that your organization creates and sorts into [groups](/extensions/user-groups/). ## What AI brings to your union Three uses: a holiday allowance each member works out, minutes translated for teams who read another language, an organization kept up to date by your assistant. To build ### My holiday allowance Your own scale goes straight into the AI Extension Builder request: household income brackets and contribution rates. The member enters the household's income and size; the app works out the income per person, the bracket and the contribution for a $1,000 trip. The result is only an estimate, your organization confirms it on proof, and nothing is stored. Free To translate ### Minutes in several languages Some members read another language more easily than English. One-click translation turns the meeting minutes into each team's language while keeping the stewards' tone; you read them over before publishing. To operate ### An organization kept up to date by your assistant "Post the minutes of the general meeting and notify the warehouse group." "Who signed up for Saturday's outing?" Through MCP, Claude or ChatGPT creates the article, sends the notification to the group and reads the bookings, then tells you what it did. Included Extension Store The extensions a union installs. Authentication, User groups and Appointment booking come with Pro and are add-ons with Premium, like Couponing. Nothing extra to pay for CMS sections, notifications, the AI Extension Builder or MCP. [illustration for Authentication AuthenticationAuthorize access to all or a part of your app only to users who have a username/password$12/month](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/authentication/) [illustration for User groups User groupsCreate user groups and customize access rights to sections of your app.$5/month](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/user-groups/) [illustration for Appointment booking Appointment bookingDisplay your availability and let your customers book an appointment from your application$15/month](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/appointment-booking/) [illustration for Couponing CouponingBoost your sales with special offers$6/month](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/couponing/) [illustration for CMS Articles CMS ArticlesCreate and publish articles from your back officeFree](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/cms-article/) [illustration for CMS Agenda CMS AgendaPublish your events in your appFree](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/cms-agenda/) [illustration for Push notifications Push notificationsSend notifications to keep your users engaged and informedFree](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/push-notifications/) [illustration for AI Extension Builder AI Extension BuilderDescribe a feature, AI creates it in your appFree](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/ai-extension-builder/) [illustration for MCP MCPConnect your content app to Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant through MCP, and manage your content by conversation.Free](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/mcp/) ## How much does a union app cost? With Premium, the app ships natively on iPhone and Android, and Authentication, Appointment booking and Couponing come as add-ons. Pro builds in Authentication and Appointment booking from the start. | **Premium** · iOS, Android and web app | $55 /month, billed annually | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | | Authentication, with Premium | $12 /month | | Appointment booking, with Premium | $15 /month | | Couponing, with Premium or Pro | $6 /month | | **Pro** · with Authentication and Appointment booking | $105 /month, billed annually | The Standard plan publishes the web version only. Apple and Google developer accounts are paid to them directly. [See all pricing](https://www.goodbarber.com/pricing/content/) ## What our customers say Reviews posted by GoodBarber customers, across all industries. ### [GoodBarber is a powerful app builder.](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/60f08679f9f48702a8e6869e) GoodBarber is a powerful app builder. If you want to build your app using a pre-built template, GoodBarber is ideal for you. At Global Academy, we almost completed the 5th year using their easy-to-use pre-built platforms to build premium Apps for our customers. Also, Goodbarber's customer support is excellent. Highly recommended. Melissa Okta ### [Great support and always very helpful answers.](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/60c0ca7cf9f487099ce24eb9) Great support and always very helpful answers. Nothing is too trivial for the team to answer. ### [Responsive support and usually quick.](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/60ad3c03f9f4870a94ace1d1) Responsive support and usually quick. Software is by far the best in the market, with tremendous capabilities for configurations. ## Unions: questions about the app **### What app builder suits a union or a works council?** A no-code app builder such as GoodBarber: the stewards set up the union's app themselves, open to members only, with meeting minutes, event sign-ups and partner benefits. The same approach works for a staff association or a social club: [start your union's app](/create/). **### Is it hard to build a mobile app for a union?** No: you start from a template, then add your sections and extensions from the back office, without writing code. Our experts can also handle the store submission for you, through the [publishing service](/app-publishing-service/). **### How do we keep the app for members only?** Turn off sign-up in the Authentication settings: only the members you have added can then log in. You add them one by one or from a CSV file, up to 10,000 at once, then sort them into groups that each see their own sections. **### Can management see what we post?** Your organization keeps the account list and sets each group's access rights: without an account, a person can't open the private sections. Who gets an account is up to you. **### Can members pay dues, tickets or vouchers in the app?** No: the app takes no payments. It links to your dues platform, your ticketing service or your website, where members pay as they do today. Partner discount codes, on the other hand, show up in the app with Couponing. **### Can members vote in union elections in the app?** No: online voting goes through a specialized provider. The app announces the dates, publishes the candidates and the results, and reminds members on election day. **### How do members sign up for an event?** Each event becomes an Appointment booking slot, with the number of spots you set. The app shows the spots left, only logged-in members book, and you find the list of attendees in your back office. **### Can we notify a single site?** Yes: sort members into groups, by site or by team, then send the notification to the group concerned only. **### What about an internal communication app for the company?** If it's management that wants to inform its teams, see our [employee communication app](/employee-communication-app/) instead. Your union keeps an app under its own name, which it runs on its own. **### How much does a union app cost?** Premium with Authentication and Appointment booking as add-ons, or Pro, which includes them; add Couponing if you offer member benefits. The box above gives the amounts in your currency; the [pricing page](/pricing/) compares every plan. With GoodBarber, your union keeps members informed, opens sign-ups for events and shows its benefits in an app under its own name An app only members can open, where each one finds the latest minutes, a spot on the outing and the partner's code, without digging through emails. [Explore all the benefits](/extensions/) [PreviousVolunteer app builder: your missions and sign-ups, in your nonprofit's own app](https://www.goodbarber.com/membership/charity-volunteering-events/)[NextEntertainment and Leisure Discounts membership app](https://www.goodbarber.com/membership/leisure-entertainment-deals/)