By affixing my signature below, I hereby authorize Local 1159, IAFF, to deduct the indicated amount from my payroll and to remit that amount to the IAFF Local 1159 FIREPAC fund. This authorization is signed voluntarily based on my specific understanding that: The FIREPAC uses the money they receive for political purposes including but not limited to making contributions to and expenditures for candidates and measures for city, county and local politics. I understand that the signing of this authorization and the making of these voluntary contributions are not conditions of membership in our Union or of employment by my employer. I also understand that I may refuse to contribute without reprisal, and that contributions to FIREPAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes.