July 15, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Washington, D.C. — This week, Rachel Gittleman, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, which represents current and former employees at the U.S. Department of Education, delivered remarks to members of the House Committee on Education and Workforce about the TrumpContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Participates in Capitol Hill Briefing on Agency Dismantling”
Category Archives: Official Statements
Former Senior U.S. Education Department Officials, AFGE Local 252, All4Ed Request Inspector General to Investigate Transfer of Programs to Labor Department
July 14, 2026 Media contacts: Washington, D.C. — A group of former leaders and senior staff in the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTAE) this week joined with labor union American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252 and national nonprofit All4Ed to formally request an Inspector General investigationContinue reading “Former Senior U.S. Education Department Officials, AFGE Local 252, All4Ed Request Inspector General to Investigate Transfer of Programs to Labor Department”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Federal Legislation that Would Dismantle U.S. Department of Education
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 slate of newly proposed federal legislation from the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee:Continue reading “AFGE Local 252 Statement on Federal Legislation that Would Dismantle U.S. Department of Education”
AFGE Local 252 Denounces Move of P-12 Workers to Other Federal Agencies
June 29, 2026 Media contact: Dorie Turner Nolt, dorie.turner@gmail.com, 404-861-1127 Washington, D.C. — American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, the union for the workers at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is denouncing the agency for unlawfully moving the majority of P-12 program workers to the U.S. Departments of Labor (Labor) and HealthContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Denounces Move of P-12 Workers to Other Federal Agencies”
AFGE Local 252 Strongly Opposes Proposed Rule on Nondisclosure Agreements
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”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on Department of Education Office of the Inspector General Report
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”
AFGE Local 252 Decries Further Dismantling of U.S. Education Department
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”
AFGE Local 252 Fights Unlawful Disciplinary Tactics by Agency Leaders
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”
AFGE Local 252 Files Formal Complaint About Working Conditions at the U.S. Department of Labor
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”
AFGE Local 252 Statement on U.S Department of Education Moving to Old USAID Building
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”
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