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| Membership : | 217,500 (active & retired members) | | Number of Locals : | 1,100 | | Workers Represented by AFGE : | 600,000 men and women in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia. | | The Workforce : | Total federal workforce (excluding postal)--1.75 million; 250,000 work in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; 1.5 million work in field offices throughout the U.S. | | Chief Executive Officers : | John Gage, National President
J. David Cox, National Secretary-Treasurer
Andrea E. Brooks, National Vice President, Women's & Fair Practices | | History : | 42 founders from a variety of federal agencies created AFGE in 1932. | | Highest Membership Concentration : | Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Justice. | | Organizational Structure : | Twelve regional district offices, each directed by a national vice president, administer support services to locals. The national vice presidents and the executive officers comprise AFGE's policymaking body called the National Executive Council. Agency-wide bargaining councils and locals are the vehicle for collective bargaining with the U.S. government. AFGE bargains for working conditions and terms of employment under Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act. The pay and benefits of federal workers are established by Congress through the legislative process. AFGE lobbies and testifies extensively on issues important to government workers. | | National Headquarters : | AFGE is based in Washington, D.C., and provides comprehensive services for members including legal, legislative, technical, political and informational assistance. | | Occupational Diversity : | food inspectors, nurses, printers, cartographers, lawyers, police officers, census workers, OSHA inspectors, janitors, truck drivers, secretaries, artists, plumbers, immigration inspectors, scientists, doctors, cowboys, park rangers, computer programmers, foreign service workers, airplane mechanics, environmentalists, writers. |
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