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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 agreementsContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Strongly Opposes Proposed Rule on Nondisclosure Agreements”

June 23, 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, unlawfully terminated, and retired employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about a new report from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of theContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Department of Education Office of the Inspector General Report”

June 16, 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 new interagency agreements moving the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to theContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Decries Further Dismantling of U.S. Education Department”

May 27, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 The union for U.S. Education Department employees, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, filed a notice of arbitration in a case where agency leaders are unlawfully disciplining an employee who is blind for speaking with the news media and a member of Congress.Continue reading “AFGE Local 252 Fights Unlawful Disciplinary Tactics by Agency Leaders”