2003 - Index of Press Releases
December 2, 2003
Statement by AFT President Sandra Feldman on National Board Teacher Certification
November 20, 2003
AFT Statement on Criminal Indictments of Hemphill, Baxter and Others
November 19, 2003
UTD and AFT File Suit Against Tornillos and Others for Misappropriation of Union Funds
November 18, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman, President, American Federation of Teachers on KIPPs 2003 Report Card
November 17, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman, President, American Federation of Teachers/AFT Healthcare on the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill
November 17, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers on the Employee Free Choice Act of 2003
November 12, 2003
Edison Investment is Risky Business for Retirees
October 24, 2003
AFT To Host "Campus Equity Week" Union Events Throughout the Nation will Promote Fairness and Equity for Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
October 15, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman, President, American Federation of Teachers on New Mexico Vote to Spend $78 Million More on Education
October 10, 2003
UFF Wins Landslide Victory at Florida State More than 95 Percent of Faculty Vote for Union Representation
October 9, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers on Presidential Primary Endorsements
October 7, 2003
AFT Statement on Barbara Bullock Plea Agreement
October 3, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers on House Vote To Save Workers’ Overtime Protections
September 10, 2003
AFT President Speaks Out Against Education Programs Cuts
August 27, 2003
Survey Shows Union-Represented State Employees Earn Significantly Higher Salaries than Nonunion Employees
August 27, 2003
Statement by AFT President Feldman on the 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
August 25, 2003
Statement by American Federation of Teachers on United Teachers of Dade
August 20, 2003
Statement by AFT President Feldman on Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll on the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools
July 22, 2003
Statement by AFT President Feldman on NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment Results for Reading and Writing 2002
July 13, 2003
Labor-Management Efforts Between Local Teachers Unions and School Districts Recognized with AFT-Saturn/UAW Partnership Awards
July 11, 2003
AFT Releases Annual State-By-State Teacher Salary Survey
July 10, 2003
AFT President Highlights the Promise and Problems of NCLB, Calls For Boost in Parents' Role In Education
July 9, 2003
Statement by AFT President Feldman on the House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill
July 8, 2003
AFT’s Educational Issues Conference Opens Thursday
June 30, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers on EPI Analysis of the Bush Administration’s Proposed Changes to Overtime Laws
June 26, 2003
Private Manager of Charter Schools Falls Short - Mosaica Education, Inc. Studied in New AFT Report
June 24, 2003
Fletcher Allen Nurses Win Contract with Nation’s Safest Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios
June 23, 2003
Statement from Sandra Feldman, President of the American Federation of Teachers, on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Affirmative Action Policy at the University of Michigan
June 5, 2003
Shortage of Nurse Educators Exacerbating Nurse Staffing Crisis--AFT Releases Annual "State of Healthcare Workforce" Almanac
June 3, 2003
Statement from the American Federation of Teachers on the Public Agenda Poll 'Stand by Me'
June 3, 2003
Cincinnati Faculty Votes to Affiliate with American Federation of Teachers
June 3, 2003
AFT Acts To Improve Financial Integrity of Affiliates New Measures Give National Union Greater Oversight
May 29, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers On the Supreme Court Ruling To Give State Workers Family Leave Rights
May 27, 2003
AFT Launches Web Site for Summer Learning Activities
May 15, 2003
Statement by the American Federation of Teachers on Rep. Fattah’s "Student Bill of Rights"
May 12, 2003
AFT Exceeds Donation Goal for AIDS Campaign--AIDS Epidemic in Africa Threatens To Destroy Public Education Systems
May 6, 2003
American Educator Magazine Offers Promising Hypothesis for Making Students Better Readers
May 5, 2003
Hospital Nurses Are Caring for Dangerous Number of Patients, Survey Finds
May 1, 2003
Statement from Sandra Feldman, President of the American Federation of Teachers, on Private School Voucher Proposals for the District of Columbia
April 30, 2003
AFT Wins Landslide Victory at University of Michigan
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Vote for Union in Another Important Step Forward in Higher Education Organizing
April 11, 2003
Statement by AFT President Sandra Feldman on Smallpox Vaccination Compensation
April 9, 2003
Washington Teachers Union to Protest Proposed Budget Cuts
April 8, 2003
Statement by AFT President Sandra Feldman on Education Secretary Roderick Paige's Remarks to the Baptist Press News about Christian Schools and Values
Mar. 6, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of Teachers/AFT Healthcare on the Inadequate Smallpox Compensation Plan
Feb. 24, 2003
States Make Limited Progress in Accessibility and Quality of
Early Childhood Education Programs
Feb. 18, 2003
AFT Report on Edison Schools Finds Achievement Worse Than Edison Claims
Feb. 13, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of Teachers/AFT Healthcare on 2003
Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Feb 11, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of Teachers/AFT Healthcare on Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
Feb 4, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of Teachers on Vouchers and the Education Budget
Jan 31, 2003
Statement of Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of Teachers on Potential Changes to Title IX
Jan 24, 2003
American Federation of Teachers Passes Resolution Strongly Supporting Efforts to Disarm Saddam Hussein
Jan 24, 2003
Feldman Statement on Nation Ill-Prepared for Smallpox Vaccination Program
Jan 22, 2003
AFT Votes to Place WTU Under Administratorship
Jan 16, 2003
AFT Files RICO suit for restitution on behalf of WTU members
Jan 8, 2003
Statement by Sandra Feldman, President, American Federation of Teachers, on the First Anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act
Jan 7, 2003
A Statement from the American Federation of Teachers on Quality Counts 2003











