American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is a union of civilian employees of the United States government and the District of Columbia. The AFGE represents general office workers, janitors, lawyers, mechanics, and scientists. It is associated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
The AFGE was formed in 1932 by a group of workers who withdrew from a similar union, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). In 1931, the NFFE had broken its ties with what was then the AFL. NFFE members who wanted to maintain an association with the AFL then founded the AFGE. Headquarters of the AFGE are located in Washington, D.C. For membership, see Labor movement (table: Important U.S. labor unions) .
