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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.

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Recent News

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 […]

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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 […]

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AFGE GOTV 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 3 weeks away, and we need all hands on […]

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Labor 2020: Your rights. Your retirement. Your benefits. Your pay. On the ballot.

Labor 2020: Your rights. Your retirement. Your benefits. Your pay. On the ballot.

The challenges we face are great, but they are no match for the talent, strength, and dedication of the AFGE membership. However, AFGE needs you! That’s why we ask you to commit to the following: I commit to completing a minimum of four volunteer shifts with my local, district or council as part of AFGE’s […]

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Labor 2020 Campaign! WITH YOU. WE WIN. Volunteer Information

Thank you for volunteering for the Labor 2020 Campaign! WITH YOU. WE WIN. You can do all this from the comfort and safety of your own home. All you need to help us win is a phone, a computer and an internet connection. Please contact your local union coordinator to assist with any resources if […]

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