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Recent Press Releases & Statements

  • 03/04/2021

    AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act

  • 03/02/2021

    AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Biden Administration’s Plan to Prioritize Educators for Vaccinations

  • 02/23/2021

    Nurses, Unions, Allies Urge CDC to Acknowledge Covid-19 Aerosol Transmission to Help Bring Virus Under Control

  • 02/22/2021

    AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Introduction of U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

  • 02/22/2021

    AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Changes in Educational Assessment Requirements for 2020-2021 School Year

  • 02/22/2021

    OSHA Tells Court It Intends to Prioritize Development of Permanent Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Exposure to Infectious Diseases

  • 02/16/2021

    New Poll Shows America’s Teachers Want to Return to Classrooms amid Growing Confidence in Safety Guardrails

  • 02/12/2021

    AFT’s Weingarten on CDC’s Schools Reopening Guidelines

  • 02/10/2021

    AFT and AAUP Launch New Deal Campaign for Higher Education

  • 02/08/2021

    AFT Mourns the Passing of Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

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