Category Archives: Official Statements

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”

March 11, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 NOTE: AFGE Local 252 President Rachel Gittleman will join U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, members of Congress, and other education advocates at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 11, at 11:00 a.m. ET for a press conference about the anniversary of the historic mass firing at the U.S.Continue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement On Anniversary of Historic Mass Firing at U.S. Education Department, Employees’ Union Calls on Congress to Stand Up for Federal Workers “

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”

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”

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”

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”