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: “For more than nine months, hundreds of employees at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have been sidelined fromContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Office for Civil Rights Staff Returning to Work”
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A blind woman, a ‘dream job,’ and the toll of the government shutdown
AFGE Local 252 Statement on ED Offices Being Moved Unlawfully to Other Federal Agencies
November 18, 2025 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: “This latest ploy by the Trump Administration to dismantle the Congressionally created U.S. Department of EducationContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on ED Offices Being Moved Unlawfully to Other Federal Agencies”
FIRED: Meet the Employees Inside the Collapse of the Department of Education
In this video, YouTuber Mrs. Frazzled interviews three former U.S. Department of Education employees who were suddenly fired from jobs that are legally required and protect millions of students. These workers oversaw programs for low-income students, first-generation students, disabled students, and deaf, blind, and deaf-blind students across the country…until their entire offices were eliminated.
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Special Education Office Being Moved to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 18, 2025 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. “This most recent ploy to further dismantle the U.S. Department of Education is not only illegal,Continue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Special Education Office Being Moved to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S. Department of Education Employees Returning to Work After Historic Shutdown
November 13, 2025 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Today, 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 President Rachel Gittleman about public servants returning to work after the historic government shutdown: “We remain deeply concerned about how theContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S. Department of Education Employees Returning to Work After Historic Shutdown”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Court Decision Upholding First Amendment Rights of Workers
November 8, 2025 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, applauded a federal judge’s ruling that the Trump Administration blatantly violated workers’ First Amendment rights by unilaterally changing out-of-office messages to partisan language. The ruling comes followingContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Court Decision Upholding First Amendment Rights of Workers”
Judge orders Education Department to halt ‘partisan’ employee email messages
Massive cuts at the Department of Education are causing big problems at Massachusetts colleges
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Court Decision to Extend Pause of Illegal Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education
October 28, 2025 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Today, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, which represents more than 2,700 U.S. Department of Education employees, applauded a federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to further stop the mass firings of federal employees during the government shutdown. The ruling comes following aContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Court Decision to Extend Pause of Illegal Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education”
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