AFGE 1658 - American Federation of Government Employees

Welcome to the AFGE Local 1658

AFGE Local 1658 was affiliated in 1955 to represent the employees at the Ordnance Tank-Automotive Center in Detroit, Michigan. Today, our local represents over 5,000 workers at the following locations:

US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI & Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
Program Executive Office, System of Systems Engineering and Integration, Warren, MI
Program Executive Office, Combat Support & Combat Service Support, Warren, MI
Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems, Warren, MI
US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center, Warren, MI
Army Contracting Command – Warren, Warren, MI
US Army Garrison – Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI & Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
Network Enterprise Center – Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI
Military Medical Readiness and Occupational Health Center, Warren, MI
Defense Commissary Agency, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
Joint Systems Manufacturing Center – Lima Army Tank Plant, Lima, OH

About AFGE:

A brief history of our Union

Born in the depths of the Great Depression, AFGE formed in 1932 at one of the most uncertain periods in our nation’s history. Elected officials had crippled the civil service, wage cuts and furloughs were on the rise, and promotions and leave privileges were hard to come by. Back then, federal employees lacked many of the basic rights they enjoy today; like health insurance, overtime pay, and weekends without work.

Largest Federal Employee Union Responds to President Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Announcement

AFGE expects to negotiate over resulting changes to working conditions WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement: “We expect that the particulars of any changes to working conditions, including those related to COVID-19 vaccines and associated protocols, be properly negotiated with our bargaining units prior to implementation. […]

COSTCO: YOU’RE INVITED!

Members of AFGE 1658 are invited to a SPECIAL EVENT! February 15 – March 31 Download flyer Below for Offer at 30550 Stephenson Hwy. Madison Heights, MI 48071 STEPHENSON HWY 75 13 MILE ROAD 12 MILE ROAD 696 MADISON HEIGHTS COSTCO Membership Team (248) 616-0067 w393mbr@costco.com AFGE 1658 Feb 15-March 31 2021 Flyer Weekday Hours […]

AFGE Local 1658 Virtual Member Benefits Fair & Open Season

Brothers & Sisters, Next Week we will be sponsoring a Virtual AFGE Local 1658 Member Benefits Fair! This will take place via ZOOM. We have representatives from Colonial Life & Garland-Hill Agency. This will take place Tuesday-Thursday December 8, 9 & 10, 2020 from 11am-12 pm. Due to restrictions on using Zoom on Government Furnished Equipment please only […]

LABOR 2020 GOTV: Sunday – AFGE Literature Drop

Hi Fellow AFGE members, Joe Biden has said that, “I will be the strongest union president you have ever had.” We’ll need a friend like that in the White House to advocate for federal pay raises, our pensions, and more. Election Day is less than a week away, and we need all hands on deck […]