[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 ereceive
your dues rebate or reduction. To learn how to
become a non-member, click here.]

Employees of the federal government by law are guaranteed the right to
refrain from assisting a union. See 5
U.S.C. § 7102 (federal employees generally); 39
U.S.C. § 1209(c) (postal employees). (U.S.C. stands for "United
States Code." To access the United States Code, click
here.) 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.