About American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 12 

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) was formed in 1932. It is the largest federal employee union in the United States, representing over 600,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. The national headquarters is in Washington, D.C. AFGE is organized into 12 geographical districts with over 1100 locals. AFGE Local 12 is recognized as the sole and exclusive representative of all bargaining unit employees in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, except employees in Regional/Field duty stations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS).

Who We Represent 

AFGE Local 12 is responsible for representing bargaining unit employees of all 9 agencies, which are: 

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 

• Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (EBSA-OWCP)

• Employment Training Administration (ETA)

• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) 

• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of Labor-Management Standards, and Wage and Hour Division (OFCCP-OLMS-WHD)

• Office of the Solicitor (SOL)

• Office of the Secretary (OSEC) 

  • Office of the Secretary includes the following 14 agencies: Administrative Review Board (ARB); Benefits Review Board (BRB); Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB); Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB); Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ); Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA); Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP); Office of Inspector General (OIG); Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS); Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP); Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OFCO); Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS); Wage and Hour Division (WHD); and Women's Bureau (WB).