Why You Should Join AFGE 

The Benefits of Joining AFGE

By becoming an AFGE member, you’ll join the 750,000 government employees represented by AFGE who are fighting for better pay, retirement, and job security. AFGE members also receive support on and off the job, exclusive benefits, and a voice in our legislative process.

Together, we work to build a government that delivers for the American people and recognizes the vital work that employees like you do.

Become a Member Today

To get started, fill out, print, and sign an 1187 form 

NOTE:

YOUR 1187 FORM MUST INCLUDE YOUR AFGE LOCAL UNION NUMBER IN SECTION A AND THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL OF YOUR LOCAL UNION IN SECTION B.

FAILURE TO INCLUDE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN DELAYS OR FAILURE TO PROCESS YOUR MEMBERSHIP. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR FORM HAS THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FILLED OUT PRIOR TO SUBMITTING.

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Exclusive Benefits

AFGE members are eligible for a range of benefits, including:

  • Prescription Drug Discount Cards
  • Discounted Dental and Vision health services
  • Special mortgage programs
  • Discounts on travel, entertainment and electronics
  • Life insurance and retirement planning services
  • Identify Theft Protection
  • And much more!

Click here to explore all exclusive AFGE member benefits.

A Voice on Capitol Hill

When you join AFGE, not only do you amplify your voice on the job, you amplify it in our democracy. At a time when corporations and moneyed interests seek to drown out the concerns of working people in our legislative process to profit from the government services you provide, our members and staff work tirelessly to make sure federal employees are heard by our elected officials. 

Our members and staff represent you and your fellow government employees to our elected officials in congressional districts nationwide and in our nation’s capital. AFGE members and leaders meet yearly in Washington, D.C. for our Legislative & Grassroots Mobilization Conference, where they engage our representatives and senators in person to advocate for America’s federal employees. 

Winning Together

With over 750,000 represented employees, we are America’s most influential union of federal and D.C. government employees. Our members and staff work directly with agencies to improve working conditions, lobby in the halls of power at the White House and U.S. Capitol, and litigate in court for government employees.

When you join AFGE, you join a community of hundreds of thousands of your fellow federal workers as well as build power at your worksite and in your community, state, and country. As an AFGE member, you will have peace of mind knowing that you are not alone in the fight for fair treatment at your agency. Union membership also means you are eligible for multiple financial and personal benefits. Our members come from all backgrounds and walks of life, united in building a government that works for working people. 

 

Fighting for the jobs & future of government employees