Question: How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?
[NOTE: You must be a non-member to avail yourself of the rights discussed on this page. If you are currently a member of the union, you must first become a non-member and then object in order to receive your dues rebate or reduction. To learn how to become a non-member, click here [1].]
Answer: Employees of the federal government by law are guaranteed the right to refrain from assisting a union. See 5 U.S.C. § 7102 [2] (federal employees generally); 39 U.S.C. § 1209(c) [3] (postal employees). (U.S.C. stands for "United States Code." To access the United States Code, click here [4].) This means that you cannot be required to pay any dues or fees to the union unless you have voluntarily joined the union.
If you are a union member, you have no right to prevent use of your dues for its political activities, unless your union is one of the few that have voluntarily adopted a "political rebate" plan for members. If you are a union member and would like learn how to resign and stop paying any dues, click here. [5]
If you would like to learn more about your rights as a federal employee, click on the appropriate question below:
Links:
[1] http://www.nrtw.org/a/a_3_f.htm
[2] http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/5/7102.shtml
[3] http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/39/1209.shtml
[4] http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
[5] http://www.nrtw.org/a/a_3_f_a.htm
[6] http://www.nrtw.org/a_3_f.htm
[7] http://www.nrtw.org/a_3_f.htm
[8] http://www.nrtw.org/a_5_f.htm
[9] http://www.nrtw.org/a_7_f.htm
[10] http://www.nrtw.org/a_7_f.htm