AFGE

What AFGE does

AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) is the largest labor union representing U.S. federal and D.C. government workers, founded in 1932 and affiliated with the AFL-CIO since inception. Headquartered at 80 F Street NW in Washington, D.C., the union represents approximately 820,000 federal and D.C. government employees across 900+ local unions, 70+ agency-based councils, and 12 geographic districts covering every state, U.S. territory, and D.C. Its core membership spans the Department of Veterans Affairs (its largest constituency), Social Security Administration, Department of Defense civilian workforce, Department of Homeland Security (including ~47,000 TSA officers), Bureau of Prisons, and Environmental Protection Agency.

The union operates a service stack including the E-Dues electronic payment platform (join.afge.org), the Case Track grievance management system, member benefits programs (legal, health and safety, insurance, financial, travel), training and education curricula, and affinity groups for Veterans, Retirees, Y.O.U.N.G., Pride, B.L.A.C.K., and A.P.O.W.E.R. members. Technology is limited to standard union management systems and the E-Dues platform; no proprietary AI/ML or external technology products are offered.

AFGE's revenue model is membership-dues driven and recurring: members pay $18-$22 per pay period (bi-weekly), with each local democratically setting its own dues structure and remitting per-capita payments to National. The union also generates ancillary revenue through training programs, the AFGE Store, and partner offerings (e.g., the May 2025 Kaiser Permanente mental health education partnership). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: AFGE grows via grassroots worksite organizing, new employee orientations, and organized campaigns (Drive to 325, RISE Organizing, agency-specific pushes) rather than paid acquisition. As of 2025, the union is heavily engaged in litigation defending collective bargaining rights against Trump-era executive orders that have already prompted contract terminations at DoD, HHS subcomponents, and VA.

Name

AFGE

Legal name

American Federation of Government Employees

Website

https://afge.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AFGE is the largest U.S. federal employee labor union, founded in 1932, representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers across 900+ local unions and providing collective bargaining, legal representation, and member benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AFGE generates revenue primarily through membership dues. On average, AFGE members pay between $18-$22 per pay period for union dues. The dues structure is determined democratically by the members of each Local.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) is a labor union that represents 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers across the United States and worldwide. It delivers collective bargaining, legal representation, legislative advocacy, training, and a comprehensive member benefits program to workers in virtually every federal agency, organized through 900+ local unions, 70+ agency-based councils, and 12 geographic districts.

Product overview

AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) is a labor union, not a technology product company. It offers a unified suite of union services to its 820,000+ members including electronic dues payment (E-Dues), member benefits programs, training and education, health and safety resources, legal representation, legislative advocacy, and organizing campaigns. The organization also facilitates member engagement through various affinity groups such as Veterans, Retirees, Pride, and professional steering committees. While AFGE operates internal tools like Case Track for grievance management, it does not offer external technology products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AFGE E-Dues

Quantifiable outcome

• 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers represented
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kaiser PermanentesupportingOthers · 1 May 2025AFGE partners with Kaiser Permanente for mental health and wellbeing education, including a mental health webinar series launched in May 2025 and continuing in 2026 with sessions on topics such as Finding More Margin in Your Day, Creating Healthy Habits, Social Connections, Sleep, and Joy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA): NATCA exclusively represents FAA air traffic controllers and other FAA employees, operating as an independent federal employee union. While specialized, it competes for the same federal employee pool and uses a similar collective bargaining model.
• American Postal Workers Union (APWU): APWU represents ~220,000 U.S. Postal Service employees and USPS-related workers. Although postal is distinct from general federal service, APWU competes for adjacent public-sector worker representation and uses a parallel dues-funded collective bargaining model.
• National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE): NFFE is an AFL-CIO affiliated union representing federal employees in various agencies, including DoD and Interior. It competes directly with AFGE for federal worker membership and operates a parallel local-union-based representation structure.
• National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU): NTEU is another major federal employee union representing ~150,000 IRS and other federal agency employees. It directly competes with AFGE for federal worker representation and operates a similar collective bargaining and advocacy model across overlapping agencies.
• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC): NALC represents ~290,000 city letter carriers in the U.S. Postal Service. It is a fellow AFL-CIO affiliated union operating on a similar dues-funded, local-chapter structure that competes with APWU for postal membership and parallels AFGE's federal worker model.

Emerging players

• Professional Managers Association (PMA): PMA represents IRS managers and is associated with NTEU. It addresses the same federal workforce policy space as AFGE but targets managerial employees excluded from traditional bargaining units, competing for advocacy influence and member mindshare.
• Federal Managers Association (FMA): FMA represents federal managers, supervisors, and executives excluded from traditional collective bargaining. It serves an adjacent federal employee constituency with a similar advocacy and legislative focus, competing for political influence on federal workforce policy.
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE): IFPTE represents thousands of professional, technical, and administrative federal employees across agencies including DoD and EPA. It operates a similar AFL-CIO affiliated federal employee model at smaller scale, competing for membership in technical and engineering federal roles.

Broad incumbents

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is one of the largest North American labor unions (~2 million members), primarily in healthcare, public services, and property services. While focused on state/local public sector rather than federal, it competes for public-sector union members and is an AFL-CIO rival.
• AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO is the parent federation of AFGE and represents over 12 million workers across 60+ affiliate unions. While not a direct competitor, it is the umbrella labor organization through which AFGE channels political advocacy and coalition activity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/afgenational
• Facebookfacebook.com/afgeunion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afge
• Instagraminstagram.com/afgeunion

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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