National Association of Government Employees

What National Association of Government Employees does

The National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) is a non-profit labor union founded in 1960 and headquartered at 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, Massachusetts. The organization represents public-sector workers across 43 U.S. states through seven operating divisions — NAGE State Division, NAGE Federal Division, NAGE Trial Court Division, the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP), NAGE EMS, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO), and the International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (IBCO) — together with the affiliated New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association (NJFMBA). NAGE is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), branding itself as "NAGE/SEIU," and operates as the parent body for a member-owned democratic organization with an elected National Executive Board, a National President (David J. Holway), and ongoing political advocacy through its Committee on Political Education (COPE).

NAGE's core product is collective bargaining representation and grievance/arbitration services for bargaining units comprising state employees (22,000+ workers across more than 60 Massachusetts state agencies being the largest disclosed cohort), federal employees, county and municipal workers, trial court staff, EMS providers, police officers, and correctional officers. Supporting services include steward training and resources, scholarships (100 annual $500 scholarships plus leadership scholarships), member discounts through Union Plus/Colonial Life/Liberty Bay, the NAGE Charitable Foundation, mental health and substance use support via Northeast Recovery, and local-union tax compliance assistance. The technology stack is conventional: a Wix-hosted website at nage.org plus division sites, Facebook/Twitter/YouTube social channels, the "NAGE Minute" video series, and a centralized phone-and-email Member Action Center at (617) 376-7227. There is no proprietary software product.

The revenue model is subscription-recurring union membership dues paid by individual workers; NAGE does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue. Distribution is through local union chapters organized by employer/agency/geography and 11 staffed regional offices in Worcester, Norfolk, Waipahu, Alexandria, Cromwell, Warwick, Ventura, Springfield, Bridgeport, and Atlanta. Go-to-market is community-led: organizing campaigns, member recruitment, contract negotiations, grievance representation, and political advocacy through COPE. In 2024-2025 NAGE has been an active plaintiff in federal litigation opposing government shutdown layoffs and executive orders stripping federal-worker collective bargaining rights.

Name

National Association of Government Employees

Legal name

National Association of Government Employees

Website

https://nage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The National Association of Government Employees is an SEIU-affiliated non-profit labor union founded in 1960 and headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, representing public sector workers across 43 states through divisions covering state, federal, trial court, EMS, law enforcement, and correctional employees, providing collective bargaining, grievance, and member-benefit services funded by membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Quincy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: NAGE generates revenue through membership dues paid by its 22,000+ state workers in Massachusetts and additional members across federal, county, municipal, and public safety divisions. Dues support union operations, collective bargaining activities, political advocacy, member benefits, and organizing efforts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NAGE is a labor union that organizes and represents government employees through collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration services, and political advocacy. It operates multiple divisions (State, Federal, Trial Court, IAEP, NAGE EMS, IBPO, IBCO) covering state workers, federal workers, trial court staff, EMTs, paramedics, police, and correctional officers, and provides member benefits including scholarships, insurance discounts, steward training, and mental health support.

Product overview

NAGE operates as a unified union platform with multiple service divisions rather than a traditional product company. The core offering is the NAGE website (nage.org), which serves as the central hub for member services, union news, and resource access. NAGE's divisions include the State Division (representing 22,000 Massachusetts state workers), NAGE Federal Division, Trial Court Division, IAEP (International Association of EMTs and Paramedics), NAGE EMS Division, IBPO (International Brotherhood of Police Officers), and IBCO (International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers). Supporting services include the NAGE Scholarships Program (100 annual $500 scholarships), COPE political education program, Member Benefits & Discounts Program, Steward Training & Resources, Northeast Recovery mental health support, and Local Union Tax Compliance Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NAGE State Division: Represents state government employees, particularly in Massachusetts
• NAGE Federal Division
• NAGE Trial Court Division
• International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP)
• NAGE EMS
• International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO)
• International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (IBCO)
• NAGE Charitable Foundation
• NAGE COPE

Products and services

• NAGE State Division Representation Collective bargaining, grievance representation, and member services for 22,000+ state government employees working across more than 60 state agencies in Massachusetts.
• NAGE Federal Division Representation Collective bargaining and advocacy representation for federal employees across agencies including Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, National Park Service, EPA, and Department of Homeland Security.
• NAGE Trial Court Division Representation Union representation and collective bargaining services for Massachusetts Trial Court employees including court officers, clerks, and administrative staff.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME): AFSCME is the largest U.S. union for public-sector state, county, and municipal employees — directly comparable to NAGE in its core State Division bargaining footprint and member base of public-sector workers.
• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE): AFGE represents federal government employees across agencies and is NAGE's closest direct peer in the Federal Division, including co-litigating the 2025 RIF lawsuit. Both unions share federal-worker representation as a core service line.
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): IAFF represents professional firefighters and EMS personnel in the U.S. and Canada. It directly overlaps with NAGE's IAEP/NAGE EMS and NJFMBA-affiliated firefighter membership and competes in the public-safety unionization space.
• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP): FOP is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, directly comparable to NAGE's IBPO division representing police officers in similar geographies and bargaining environments.
• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC): NALC represents city letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service. It is comparable to NAGE as a single-occupation federal-worker union with dues-funded representation and a comparable national footprint.
• American Postal Workers Union (APWU): APWU represents U.S. Postal Service workers and other federal employees. It is comparable to NAGE's Federal Division in representing federal workers across multiple agencies, with similar grievance, arbitration, and contract-negotiation services.

Broad incumbents

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is NAGE's parent affiliate and one of the largest labor unions in North America. It is a broad incumbent representing healthcare, property services, and public-sector workers, with overlap on the public-sector employee base and shared political/collective bargaining infrastructure.
• National Education Association (NEA): NEA is the largest U.S. labor union representing public-sector employees (educators and school staff). It is comparable to NAGE as a public-sector membership organization with dues-funded advocacy and state-level bargaining.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): AFT represents public-sector teachers, paraprofessionals, and government employees. It overlaps with NAGE in representing public-sector workers at the state and local level, with similar collective-bargaining and political-advocacy service offerings.
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters: The Teamsters represent a diverse membership including public-sector and service workers. They are comparable as a large, multi-sector union with a dues-funded operating model and political action infrastructure, though their core base is private-sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nage_national
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAeaEzj-RWJh7oRip6rBB2Q/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/NAGEUNION
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nage

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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