The existence of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has been established for close to two centuries. The pioneers of this fine organization have been fighting a relentless fight with numerous government agencies protecting the rights of federal workers. Yes you! Of course representing organized employee's constitutional rights were difficult and continue to be a struggle. From the early 1830 to today government employees have had to fight for their rights, integrity, dignity, respect, needed benefits, and improving all conditions possible for today's working families.. Strength and growth is reflected in numbers and these numbers generate facts.

The fact is that you have a constitutional right to defend yourself by all means necessary. By all means necessary is protecting your rights as a government employee. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1917 granted a union charter to government employees, this was the beginning of the AFGE.