National Association of Government Employees

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**NAGE**

National Association of Government Employees
Founded	July 16, 1961
Members	22,000
Country	United States
Affiliation	SEIU
Key people	David J. Holway, president
Office location	Quincy, Massachusetts
Website	www.nage.org

National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) is a division of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) representing primarily federal and state government workers in the USA.

[edit] History

The National Association of Government Employees was created July 16, 1961 at a convention of the Federal Employees Veterans Association (FEVA) in Dedham, Massachusetts by Kenneth T. Lyons. FEVA had been formed by World War II veterans working for the federal government to secure higher wages, better benefits and improved work rules. FEVA's primary base of support were workers at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard.

President John F. Kennedy had made it known to Mr. Lyons that he would sign an executive order which would establish collective bargaining rights for federal employees. But veterans' organizations were excluded from collective bargaining.

At the 1961 convention, FEVA delegates voted to change the name of the organization to NAGE and change the purpose of the association.

President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 on January 12, 1962, granting collective bargaining rights to federal workers.

In 1970, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO) affiliated with NAGE. The IBPO affiliation significantly altered the goals of NAGE, broadening and diversifying the membership base significantly.

In 1977, Unit 6, a Masschusetts professional employee bargaining unit, affiliated with NAGE. Unit 6 became the first state bargaining unit to affiliate with the union. Massachusetts state bargaining Unit 1 and Unit 3 joined NAGE shortly thereafter.

In 1982, NAGE affiliated with SEIU.

In 1991, the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) was created by NAGE to represent employees in emergency medical services. With the formation of Local 1 of IAEP, NAGE began representing workers in the private sector.