AFGE Education Local Still Fighting for Members One Year After Mass Firing

March 16, 2026

One year after the Trump administration slashed the Department of Education’s tiny workforce in half, AFGE Local 252 is still fighting for its members and urging Congress to support the department’s critical programs and services.

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Huge AFGE Victory: Education Department to Refund Lost Union Dues, Ditch Imposed Contract, Restore Payroll Dues Deduction

November 21, 2022

AFGE and the Department of Education have reached a settlement agreement over 14 unfair labor practice (ULP) charges the union filed against the agency.

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AFGE Wins Major Telework Expansion at Department of Education

October 25, 2021

In the most recent negotiation between the Department of Education and AFGE Local 252, which represents Department of Education employees nationwide, the agency has agreed to vastly expand its telework program.

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FLRA Orders Trial on Union-Busting Charges at Education Department

August 02, 2021

The FLRA has ordered a hearing into 14 charges of labor law violations brought by AFGE against the Department of Education under the previous administration.

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It's Elementary Betsy! Education Dept. Employees Demand Change

August 31, 2020

Education Department employees are giving Education Secretary Betsy DeVos an F.

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Congratulations to our AFGE Union Plus Scholarship Winners!

July 09, 2018

Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 115 students representing 32 unions, including three winners who represent AFGE.

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Solidarity with Striking Teachers

April 09, 2018

The teachers’ movement that started in West Virginia is gaining momentum as thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked off the job and filled their state capitols April 2 to protest cuts in public school funding, pay, and benefits.

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No Bargaining, No Justice

April 02, 2018

After months of hostility at the bargaining table, Department of Education management told AFGE Council 252 that it was no longer willing to negotiate a new. Management threw out the contract that the council had previously bargained and replaced it with an anti-union directive that strips 3,900 workers we represent of most previously-negotiated rights and protections.

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Department of Education Aims to Bust the Union By Terminating New Contract

March 19, 2018

The Department of Education, having made headlines over the past year for its attacks on both teachers and students, has now launched its newest attack directly at public employees. In a violation of the law, the Department of Education implemented a management edict that aims to kill the union and deny workers their legal right to representation

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Huge Labor Victory in West Virginia

March 12, 2018

The recent nine-day strike by West Virginia’s teachers and school personnel is a lesson for every labor activist in the power of collective action.

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AFGE's First National Training Conference for Leaders and Activists

May 26, 2017

AFGE has launched our first national training conference for leaders and activists to be held in Chicago in July. Come join us!

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Detroit Public Schools

May 17, 2016

First, Michigan residents had to contend with dirty water. But as it turns out, Detroit classrooms are just as toxic after years of drastic budget cuts and neglect.

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New Training Videos for AFGE Activists Are Here!

August 12, 2015

AFGE’s Field Service and Education Department (FSED) has released new training videos for union leaders and activists as part of our new expanded education program in support of the union’s Big Enough to Win strategy.

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May is Asian American Heritage Month

May 22, 2015

This month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. AFGE joins the AFL-CIO in honoring past and present Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) activists and organizers.

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