AFGE

Organization

A large union representing federal government employees that sued the Trump administration to block an executive order aimed at downsizing the federal workforce, leading to a Supreme Court case.


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Summary

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is a labor union representing over 750,000 federal government employees, approximately 5,000 District of Columbia employees, and a few hundred private sector employees, primarily near federal facilities. It is the largest union for civilian, non-postal federal employees and for District of Columbia employees who report directly to the mayor, excluding those in D.C. public schools. The AFGE is affiliated with the AFL–CIO. The union was involved in a Supreme Court case concerning federal workforce reduction, which ultimately affirmed executive power.

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  • Name

    American Federation of Government Employees

  • Type

    Labor Union

  • Acronym

    AFGE

  • Founded

    1932-10-17

  • Website

    AFGE.org

  • Key Person

    Everett Kelley (President)

  • Headquarters

    Washington, D.C., United States

  • Largest Union For

    District of Columbia employees who report directly to the mayor (excluding D.C. public schools)

  • Membership (Private Sector Employees)

    A few hundred

  • Total Membership (as of AFGE website)

    820,000 federal and D.C. government workers

  • Membership (Federal Government Employees)

    Over 750,000

  • Membership (District of Columbia Employees)

    Approximately 5,000

Timeline
  • The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) was founded. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1932-10-17

  • AFGE was involved in a landmark Supreme Court ruling concerning federal workforce reduction, which affirmed executive power. (Source: Document 5a2e1075-6c4e-4a14-9e5b-7bf833bb6674)

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American Federation of Government Employees

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 750,000 employees of the federal government, about 5,000 employees of the District of Columbia, and a few hundred private sector employees, mostly in and around federal facilities. AFGE is the largest union for civilian, non-postal federal employees and the largest union for District of Columbia employees who report directly to the mayor (i.e., outside D.C. public schools). It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO.

Web Search Results
  • American Federation of Government Employees - Wikipedia

    The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 750,000 employees of the federal government, about 5,000 employees of the District of Columbia, and a few hundred private sector employees, mostly in and around federal facilities. AFGE is the largest union for civilian, non-postal federal employees and the largest union for District of Columbia employees who report directly to the mayor (i.e., outside D.C. public schools). It is affiliated with [...] AFGE is a federation of local unions, with each local maintaining autonomy through operating under local constitutions that comply with the AFGE National constitution ratified originally during its founding in 1932. [...] | | | | --- | --- | | American Federation of Government Employees | | | | | | Founded | October 17, 1932 | | Headquarters | Washington, D.C. | | Location | United States | | Members | 301,992 (2015)[citation needed] | | Key people | Everett Kelley "Everett Kelley (unionist)"), President | | Affiliations | AFL–CIO | | Website | AFGE.org |

  • AFGE at a Glance

    The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820000 federal and D.C. government workers

  • AFGE - Facebook

    AFGE. 76401 likes · 1351 talking about this. We are the largest union representing workers proudly serving in the federal and D.C. governments.

  • AFGE | Home Page

    Image 19: Donate Now! Image 20: Executive Action Toolkit Image 21: AFGE E-Dues AFGE Events =========== Event Calendar is for Members Only. Please Log In to see our calendar of events. LOG IN! JOINNOW =========== Become a Member --------------- Join government workers nationwide and overseas as a member of the largest federal employee union that offers legal representation, legislative advocacy and other services. Sign Up MEMBERSHIPBENEFITS ====================== [...] The Government Standard WFP Quarterly TSO Voice AFGE News Flickr AFGE Logos Media Inquiries Take Action Legislative Resources Campaigns We Are AFGE Strong Executive Action Toolkit Drive To 325 Stop Project 2025 RISE Organizing Title 5 Defend Our Jobs AFGE PAC Update Contribution Online [...] Copyright 1995 - 2025, AFGE. All Rights Reserved. AFGE Image 23: facebook sharing buttonShare Image 24: twitter sharing buttonTweet Image 25: email sharing buttonEmail Image 26: sharethis sharing buttonShare Image 27: print sharing buttonPrint Image 28: arrow_left sharing button Image 29: arrow_right sharing button

  • [PDF] 24A1174 Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees ...

    agencies that comprise the Executive Branch. [...] the outset of this litigation. [...] succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memoran­ dum are lawful.” Ante, at 1. To be clear: Today’s merits dispute is not about the Pres­ ident’s ability to unilaterally restructure the Federal Gov­ ernment—no one argues that it is lawful for him to do so. Instead, the President insists that his Administration’s ac­ tions in carrying out the Executive Order and Memoran­ dum are an exercise of existing executive-branch authority to make staffing decisions, not a fundamental

Location Data

AFGE Union 2410, Colonel Holmberg Road, Fort Whipple, Whipple, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, 86313, United States

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Coordinates: 34.5549960, -112.4537055

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