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Step 2 - Pay your dues. This is important because you are not a member until you are fully paid up. You have two options for paying dues.

Option A – Pay by automatic deduction:
If you selected the automatic dues deduction payment option in your Membership Application, please complete a GAO Dues Deduction Form 676, and submit it with your application. We are recommending this dues payment option to save cost and time. To return this form, follow the directions below:

Headquarters Staff
Print, sign, and scan your completed dues deduction Form 676 [PDF] into a PDF file and email it to gaounionmembership@ifpte.org or return your dues deduction Form 676 to any union official.

Field Staff
Print, sign, and scan your completed dues deduction Form 676 [PDF] into a PDF file and email it to gaounionmembership@ifpte.org or pouch your signed dues deduction Form 676 in a sealed GAO envelope to any Union Assembly representative.

Option B - Pay by check:
If you selected the option to pay by personal check in your Membership Application, please read the Guidelines on Paying Dues [PDF], pages 3-4.