READ: Los Angeles Times | Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other U.S. agencies
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AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S. Education Department Unlawfully Moving More Offices to Other Agencies
February 23, 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 2,700 U.S. Department of Education current and former employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about the most recent interagency agreements announced by the Trump Administration: “Secretary LindaContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S. Education Department Unlawfully Moving More Offices to Other Agencies”
Congress fully funded Education Dept, but it’s moving ahead with reassigning employees to other agencies
READ: Federal News Network | Congress fully funded Education Dept, but it’s moving ahead with reassigning employees to other agencies
Education IT, tech employees lose union protections
READ: FedScoop | Education IT, tech employees lose union protections
Education Department spent up to $38M paying employees not to work before reinstating them, watchdog reports
READ: Government Executive | Education Department spent up to $38M paying employees not to work before reinstating them, watchdog reports
OPM removes language on back pay for furloughed feds from shutdown guidance
READ: Federal News Network | OPM removes language on back pay for furloughed feds from shutdown guidance
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Partial Government Shutdown
February 2, 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 2,700 U.S. Department of Education employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about the partial government shutdown. “Tens of millions of students, educators, and families depend on theContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Partial Government Shutdown”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Government Accountability Office Report on ED’s Office for Civil Rights
February 2, 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 2,700 U.S. Department of Education employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman about a new Government Accountability Office report. “For more than nine months, Education Secretary Linda McMahonContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Government Accountability Office Report on ED’s Office for Civil Rights”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on the Loss of AFGE Member Alex Pretti
January 24, 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 2,700 U.S. Department of Education current and former employees, released the following statement from AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman: Department of Education Union President, Rachel Gittleman, condemns the murder of Alex Pretti–a Department ofContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on the Loss of AFGE Member Alex Pretti”
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