AFGE Local 252
31/03/2026
Content Note: Images include a visible roach. 🪳
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AFGE Local 252 has filed an OSHA complaint over unsafe working conditions at Department of Labor offices where Department of Education staff have been relocated.
Leaking ceilings. Mold. Extreme temperatures. Insect activity in workspaces.
This is not a safe or functional workplace.
Full Statement + Photos:
https://afge252ed.org/2026/03/31/afge-local-252-files-formal-complaint-about-working-conditions-at-the-u-s-department-of-labor/
11/03/2026
This Wednesday (March 11) marks the one year anniversary of the unlawful RIF, where 1,378 of our colleagues received RIF notices.
Join AFGE Local 252, Senator Mazie Hirono, and more for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 11 at 11 am ET + streaming on Sen. Hirono's YouTube and Twitter/X accounts!
02/02/2026
A new GAO report confirms what our members have been living for months: civil rights work was sidelined, the backlog grew, and students and families paid the price.
AFGE Local 252 is calling out the deliberate chaos and demanding accountability. Our Office for Civil Rights professionals should be doing their jobs, not being parked on administrative leave while complaints pile up.