Labor On The Move: David Borer New AFGE General Counsel

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

David Borer (r) is the new General Counsel at the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the country’s largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia. “I plan to lead the General Counsel’s Office with an eye toward ensuring that we’re providing the very best representation,” said Borer. “We will fight aggressively, and with creativity, to assert and protect the rights of AFGE members.” As General Counsel, Borer will lead and direct the union’s legal programs and provide strategic and policy advice to the elected leaders of the union. Borer earned his B.S. in political science at the University of Toledo in 1977 and his JD degree in law from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law in 1981. Before joining AFGE, Borer was the Executive Director/Treasurer of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the largest union in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts representing more than 100,000 teachers and educators in hundreds of locals across the state. He also served 20 years as the General Counsel for the Association of Flight Attendants. During his time at AFA, Borer was instrumental in the development and implementation of the union’s trademarked CHAOS strategy, a legal, strike and communications strategy that resulted in increased bargaining leverage for airline workers. - photo courtesy AFGE