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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.


Recent News

Agencies Must Pause RIF Actions

Most major agencies must pause RIFs for at least two weeks, judge orders Court finds the Trump administration has likely acted unlawfully in instituting widespread layoffs. May 10, 2025 Eric Katz Senior Correspondent Federal agencies cannot take any action to implement its widespread layoff plans across government after a federal ...

AFGE, Allies Sue to Stop Trump’s Unconstitutional Reorganization of Government, RIFs

AFGE led a coalition of nationwide labor organizations, non-profit groups, and local cities and counties in California, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Washington in suing the Trump administration over its unlawful government reorganization and massive reduction in force. This is the largest and most significant challenge to Trump’s attempt to remake the government ...

Email & Text Message Sent to Members of AFGE 1658 Members Who had their Union Dues stopped by the Agency

April 17, 2025 AFGE Local 1658 Member, I am writing all Members who have not yet signed up for AFGE E-Dues. With no advance notice to Local 1658, DoD directed DFAS to discontinue Payroll Deductions for Union Dues. You will see that there were no Union Dues withheld from your ...