Benefits of Membership

Benefits of Membership
NOTE:  This webpage is intended for members of NFFE 1998 and bargaining unit employees of Passport Services that are interested in joining and it contains internal Union business only which must be read on personal/non-work time (such as breaks, lunch, and before/after work)

In a hurry?  SCROLL DOWN to the bottom of this page to
register online to become a dues-paying member of NFFE Local 1998. 

Members of IAMAW FD 1 NFFE FL 1998 (NFFE Local 1998, for short) have the satisfaction of knowing that they are contributing to the strength and ability of the Union to speak and act on behalf of the bargaining unit employees of Passport Services.  Without the members, the Union would simply not exist.  Because of its members, NFFE Local 1998 has been able to accomplish a great deal since it’s inception on October 19, 1981.

Membership in the Labor Movement
As a dues-paying member of Local 1998, you are also a member of:
• The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) – the exclusive representative of 100,000 federal workers
• The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) – over a half million members in multiple countries
• The American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) – ten million members

Representation
NFFE Local 1998 only represents dues-paying Union members in actions involving the following:
• Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
• Worker’s Compensation Claims

Voting
Union members are also entitled to:
• Vote in elections of NFFE Local 1998 Union Officers
• Nominate members to be Union Officers
• Run for election and serve as a Union Officer

The elected Union Officer positions for NFFE Local 1998 are: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer, three (3)Trustees, Conductor Sentinel and – for each Passport Agency/Center – a Senior Steward.

There are many benefits and discounts available only to dues–paying members:

NFFE Benefits Page: The official benefits page for NFFE National.

AFL-CIO Benefits Page: Union Plus website – “brought to you by Union Privilege, established by the AFL-CIO”.

IAMAW Union Plus Page: List of Union Plus benefits in a PDF format.

Union Plus Benefits Guide: Click on the link, type in “IAM” for Union name, type “FL 1998” for local number, and enter your own zip code

NFFE Dental: Dental insurance options, including orthodontics. Call 541-484-2781 or email nwpa@nffedental.com.

21st Century Auto Insurance: Call 1-800-294-9496. Includes flexible coverage/24-hour service.

IAMAW Scholarships: College: pays $1000 for children of members and $2000 for members, per academic year, for up to four years.  

Union Plus Scholarships: Offered via the AFL-CIO’s Union Plus website: One-time scholarship of $500 to $4000 for Union members or their family.

Richard N. Brown Scholarship: For NFFE members and their children only, in honor of the late NFFE President.

Per NFFE National policy, the Local 1998 Bylaws must be password protected.  Contact the Stewards in your office for a copy or find them in the Membership Resources tab. (You have to be logged in to this website to access the Member Resources tab; you can obtain a user login upon becoming a dues-paying member.)

To become a dues-paying member of NFFE Local 1998,  you can fill out a PDF version of the SF-1187 HERE and submit it via mail.  As of January 2024, the dues are $34.75 per biweekly pay period.  If you have any difficulty submitting the online form, or if the dues deductions do not start within two pay periods, contact the Secretary-Treasurer at nffe1998st@gmail.com

 

Filling Out the Online Application
• Fill in your first and last name
• Fill in your normal mailing address
• For the Agency box, input: “Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services,” and then your specific agency designation, e.g., CA/PPT/SE
• Choose the state where your office is physically located
• Fill in the last 4 digits of your Social Security number
• Provide an email address (you may need to adjust your spam settings so that any emails from NFFE will be received in your inbox)
• Click the box that begins, “I understand and accept…”
• Click on the Submit button

After you fill in the boxes and select “submit,” the online application will generate a Standard Form 1187  – Request for Payroll Deductions for Labor Organization Dues, which will sent electronically to the National Federation of Federal Employees for processing. The regular dues are $34.75 per pay period.

Privacy Act Statement

Section 5525 of Title 5 United States Code (Allotments and Assignments of Pay) permits Federal agencies to collect this information. This completed form is used to request that labor organization dues be deducted from your pay and to notify your labor organization of the deduction. Completing this form is voluntary, but it may not be processed if all requested information is not provided. This record may be disclosed outside your agency to: 1) the Department of the Treasury to make proper financial adjustments; 2) a Congressional office if you make an inquiry to that office related to this record; 3) a court or an appropriate Government agency if the Government is party to a legal suit; 4) an appropriate law enforcement agency if we become aware of a legal violation; 5) an organization which is a designated collection agent of a particular labor organization; and 6) other Federal agencies for management, statistical and other official functions (without your personal identification). Executive Order 9397 allows Federal agencies to use the social security number (SSN) as an individual identifier to avoid confusion caused by employees with the same or similar names. Supplying your SSN is voluntary, but failure to provide it, when it is used as the employee identification number, may mean that payroll deductions cannot be processed. Your agency shall provide an additional statement if it uses the information furnished on this form for purposes other than those mentioned above.

 

1187
Complete agency designation
By typing your name and checking the authorization check box authorizes this form.
Authorization By Employee
I hereby authorize the above named agency to deduct from my pay each pay period, or the first full pay period of each month, the amount certified above as the regular dues of the (Name of Labor Organization): National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) 1998 and to remit such amount to that labor organization in accordance with its arrangements with my employing agency. I further authorize any change in the amount to be deducted which is certified by the above named labor organization as a uniform change in its dues structure. I understand that this authorization, if for a biweekly deduction, will become effective the pay period following its receipt in the payroll office of my employing agency. I further understand that Standard Form 1188, Cancellation of Payroll Deductions for Labor Organization Dues, is available from my employing agency, and that I may cancel this authorization by filing Standard Form 1188 or other written cancellation request with the payroll office of my employing agency. Such cancellation will not be effective, however, until the first full pay period which begins on or after the next established cancellation date of the calendar year after the cancellation is received in the payroll office. Contributions or gifts (including dues) to the labor organization shown at left are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.