Common use of Procedure to Cease Deductions Clause in Contracts

Procedure to Cease Deductions. A Union member may revoke their allotment for Union dues by submitting a completed and signed SF-1188 to the Union who will forward the signed form to the Agency’s Servicing Chief of Labor and Employee Relations. Bargaining unit employees may contact the Union or the Agency’s Servicing Labor and Employee Relations Office for more information on the appropriate form/process. An employee must maintain membership in the Union for one full year (i.e., one-year period of irrevocability under 5 U.S.C. 7115(a)). 1. Dues withholdings that were authorized prior to August 10, 2020, may be revoke between July 1st and July 31st. 2. Dues withholdings that were authorized on or after August 10, 2020, may be revoked at any time that the employee chooses after the expiration of the one-year irrevocability period. 3. Upon receiving an employee's request to revoke a previously authorized dues assignment, the Agency must process the revocation request as soon as administratively feasible and become effective not less than two full pay periods after receipt of the SF- 1188.