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42 b. An employee who has authorized the withholding of Union dues may request revocation of such authorization aer one (1) year by completion and submission of a Standard Form 1188 (SF-1188), Cancellation of Payroll Deductions for Labor Organization Dues, to the appropriate payroll processing center in accordance with the procedures below: (1) First year members: An SF-1188 may be filed anytime by an employee during the thirty (30) calendar-day period beginning forty-five (45) days prior to the anniversary date of his/her first dues withholding and ending fieen (15) days prior to the anniversary date. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure timely filing of his/her revocation forms. Revocation forms shall only be accepted by the Agency during this time period. e payroll office shall notify the Union, in writing, of all revocations and provide a copy of the SF-1188 at the time the revocation is made effective. (2) All other members: March 1 shall be the annual date for all revocations of Union dues. e employee must complete and submit an SF-1188 to the Agency between the dates of January 1 to January 31 of any given year. Upon receipt of a valid revocation form completed and signed by the employee, the appropriate Agency payroll processing center shall discontinue withholding the dues from the employee's pay effective only with the first full pay period which begins aer the following March 1. e payroll office shall notify the Union, in writing, of all revocations and provide a copy of the SF-1188 at the time the revocation is made effective. c. Employees are responsible for ensuring that their dues withholding status is accurately reflected each pay period on the Statement of Earnings and Leave. Employees shall, through appropriate facility/office channels, notify the payroll processing center promptly of any errors. Failure or delay by an employee to promptly initiate and actively pursue any such errors may release the Agency and the Union from any obligation to reimburse the employee for dues withheld. d. All deductions of dues provided for in this Agreement shall be

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