Office of Personnel Management

SF 1188: Stop Union Dues from Federal Pay

Prepare your request to stop union dues being deducted from your federal pay.

Answer four short questions, check the official PDF, then print, sign, and send it to your agency’s payroll office. Your agency completes the cancellation reason and effective date.

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Average time

Four short questions

Difficulty

simple

Best for

Federal employees requesting cancellation of union-dues payroll deductions.

What this form stands for

Prepare an accurate SF 1188 for the employee to sign and deliver to payroll.

The form has a first-year restriction. Payroll determines the effective date. Docgle does not submit the request.

What you'll need

Your name as shown in payroll records
Your employee ID, if available
Your agency and division or branch
Your union name and local, branch, or lodge number

How the walkthrough is organized

Your payroll details

Identify you, your agency, and the union.

Review and send

Check the PDF, sign it, and send it to payroll.

Ready to start?

Docgle asks calm, plain-English questions and keeps the official source attached for review.

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