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March 31, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Washington, D.C. — American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, which represents more than 2,000 current and former employees at the U.S. Department of Education, has filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about working conditions at the U.S. DepartmentContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Files Formal Complaint About Working Conditions at the U.S. Department of Labor”

March 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 current and former employees at the U.S. Department of Education, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman: “For more than a year, the Trump Administration has traumatized federalContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S Department of Education Moving to Old USAID Building”

March 19, 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 current and former employees at the U.S. Department of Education, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman: “The Trump Administration continues to unlawfully dismantle the Education Department byContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S Department of Education Continuing to Unlawfully Move Programs to Other Federal Agencies”

March 12, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, which represents 2,000 U.S. Department of Education current and former employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about proposed changes that further erode civil service and weaken protections for federal employees:  “TheseContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Official Statement on Opposing Proposed Changes to Office of Personnel Management Rules that Weaken Protections for Federal Workers “

March 11, 2026 Senator Hirono media contact: George Flynn, george_flynn@hirono.senate.gov, 202-834-4657 AFGE Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Download full press conference video | Download press conference photos WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held a press conference to mark one year of Donald Trump’s all-out attack on the U.S. Department of Education (ED).Continue reading “AFGE Local 252 Official Statement with Senator Hirono, Colleagues, and Advocates on Marking One Year Since Trump’s Disastrous Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education”