The National AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are both responding to the Trump Administration’s major reduction of the U.S. Department Of Education’s Workforce:

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: “The Department of Education provides critical support to Educators and School Staff, and financial aid and student loans that put College and Trade Schools within reach for Working Families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford it. Access to quality public education is a top priority for the American people, but billionaires like Elon Musk are pushing a Project 2025/DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) agenda that only boosts the rich and powerful. We urge members of Congress to safeguard our taxpayer dollars by quickly acting to protect services that are essential to American life and provide vital support to our Nation’s students, parents and Educators.”

Meanwhile, AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the firing of half the Staff of the Department of Education:

“Denuding an agency so it cannot function effectively is the most cowardly way of dismantling it. The massive reduction in force at the Education Department is an attack on opportunity that will gut the agency and its ability to support students, throwing Federal Education Programs into chaos across the country. Ten million students who rely on financial aid to go to college or pursue a Trade will be left in limbo. States and districts will be forced to navigate funding crises without Federal support, hurting millions of students with disabilities and students living in poverty. This move will directly impact (90%) of students who attend public schools, by denying them the resources they need to thrive. That’s why Americans squarely oppose eliminating the Education Department.”

Read The Full Statement From AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Here.

Read The Full Statement From AFT President Randi Weingarten Here.

Photo Courtesy Of The National AFL-CIO.