June 26, 2026
Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, which represents more than 2,000 U.S. Department of Education current, unlawfully terminated, and retired employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about a proposed Office of Personnel Management rule on nondisclosure agreements for government workers:
“As part of an ongoing effort to silence and intimidate public servants, the Trump Administration is proposing requiring all federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements about their work. This rule is not only entirely unnecessary based on longstanding confidentiality requirements for federal workers, it will also cause a chilling effect on employees reporting waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars at their agencies — a protected right that is more important than ever given the continued dismantling of the U.S. Education Department. The Trump Administration is not trying to protect matters of national security with this rule — they simply want to stop workers from telling the public about the administration’s unlawful and destructive policies across the federal government. We will continue to fight to hold this Administration accountable and to stand with the hardworking public servants who show up every day to ensure every student in America is treated with dignity, fairness, and respect.”
You can read the official comment that AFGE Local 252 submitted to OPM here.
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