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39 U.S.C. § 1205

Deductions of dues

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(a) When a labor organization holds exclusive recognition, or when an organization of personnel not subject to collective-bargaining agreements has consultation rights under section 1004 of this title, the Postal Service shall deduct the regular and periodic dues of the organization from the pay of all members of the organization in the unit of recognition if the Post Office Department or the Postal Service has received from each employee, on whose account such deductions are made, a written assignment which shall be irrevocable for a period of not more than one year.(b) Any agreement in effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act between the Post Office Department and any organization of postal employees which provides for deduction by the Department of the regular and periodic dues of the organization from the pay of its members, shall continue in full force and effect and the obligation for such deductions shall be assumed by the Postal Service. No such deduction shall be made from the pay of any employee except on his written assignment, which shall be irrevocable for a period of not more than one year.(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 735.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The date of enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act, referred to in subsec. (b), means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 91–375, which was approved Aug. 12, 1970.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2001 · leading case: Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. United States Postal Serv. & Am. Postal Workers Union, 833 F.2d 1195 (6th Cir. 1987).
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Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. United States Postal Serv. & Am. Postal Workers Union, 833 F.2d 1195 (6th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “The authorization form, as allowed by the Postal Reorganization Act, 39 U.S.C. § 1205 , provided that the deduction authorization would be irrevocable for one year, and would automatically be renewed for an additional year unless revoked during a ten-day period at the end of…”
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. U.S. Postal Serv., 827 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1987). · cites it 4× “The Board considered the effect of section 1205 of the Postal Reorganization Act (Postal Act), 39 U.S.C. § 1205 , which requires the Postal Service to honor an employee’s assignment of his wages to pay for periodic union dues.”
Chao v. Local 311, Nat'l Postal Mail Handlers Union, 174 F. Supp. 2d 489 (N.D. Tex. 2001). “See 39 U.S.C. § 1205 , which provides for dues check-off authorizations.”
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