A sample union resignation/dues revocation letter for workers in Right
to Work states (or where no state law or contractual provision requires
you to join the union or pay union dues) is provided below. At the same time
that you resign from the union, you should also notify your employer.
SAMPLE RESIGNATION/ DUES REVOCATION LETTER
IN RIGHT TO WORK STATES
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
_______________________, (Appropriate Union Officer)
_______________________ (Union Name)
_______________________ (Union Address)
_______________________
Dear Sir:
I am employed by _______(employer)________in the Right to Work state of
__________________. Effectively immediately, I resign from membership in the local union
and all of its affiliated unions.
Since I have resigned my membership in the union, you must now immediately cease
enforcing the dues check-off authorization agreement that I signed. That dues check-off
authorization was signed solely in conjunction with, and in contemplation of, my becoming a
member of the union and, as such, is no longer valid. See IBEW (Lockheed Space Operations
Company), 302 NLRB 322 (1991); Washington Gas Light Co., 302 NLRB 425 (1991) (employer
in RTW state must cease dues deduction upon receipt of resignation/revocation).
If you refuse to accept this letter as both an effective resignation and
an immediately effective dues check-off revocation, I ask that you promptly
inform me, in writing, of exactly what steps I must take to effectuate my revocation
of the dues check-off authorization. More specifically, if you contend that
I must meet a “window period” in order to revoke my dues check-off authorization,
I ask that you promptly send me a copy of the actual dues deduction authorization
form that I signed, and also tell me specifically what “window period” dates
I must meet in order to revoke the dues check-off authorization.
Sincerely,
__________________________________
Name (Print)
__________________________________
Signature
__________________________________
Street Address
__________________________________
City, State and Zip Code
__________________________________
Date
cc: Employer’s Payroll/Personnel Department






