U.S. Department of Education workers were put on leave in what appears to be a response to President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government, a labor union president said on Monday.
Sheria Smith, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, said that a common factor among those put on leave is that most appear to have taken a voluntary diversity training course offered by the department.
