AFSCME About Us
Who We Are
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 established the U.S. Department of Justice's Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA). In 1984, the Justice Assistance Act renamed LEAA the Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
Under the auspices of AFSCME International, as an AFSCME District Council 20 and the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO member, AFSCME Local 2830 has represented Bargaining Unit Employees (BUEs) since the 1970s. 54 Unions are under the auspices of District Council 20. The Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO affiliates represent over 150,000 area union members from service industries, retail, communications, transportation, manufacturing, construction trades, and government agencies.
Per our Constitution, AFSCME Local 2830's current officers are the following OJP Bargaining Unit Employees (BUEs):
- Andrea R. Coleman, President
- Tim Jeffries, Vice President
- Lindsay Waldrop, Chief Steward
- Jackie Nitowitz, At-Large Member
- Priscilla Fauntleroy, At-Large Member
- Latanza Wilson, Recording Secretary
Who We Represent
As the Department of Justice's largest grant-making component, AFSCME Local 2830 represents about 600 OJP BUEs at the following program, research and statistics, and support offices:
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Office of Administration
- Office of the Assistant Attorney General
- Office of Audit Assessment and Management
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Office of Civil Rights
- Office of Communications
- Office of General Counsel
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Office for Victims of Crime
- National Institute of Justice
- Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking Office