Press Releases

07/19/21

AFT Slams Decision Ruling DACA Illegal

07/10/21

AFT Educators Honor Rock Musician Steven Van Zandt with the National Union’s ‘Making a Difference’ Award

07/09/21

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Latest CDC Guidance for Schools

07/06/21

In National Address, AFT’s Randi Weingarten Rallies Educators After Year of Uncertainty, Resilience

07/01/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Blow to Voting Rights and Donor Transparency

06/17/21

Educators Celebrate Juneteenth Federal Holiday and Support Full and Accurate Teaching of American History

06/17/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Supreme Court Rulings

06/17/21

Coalition Including the NAACP and First Book to Extend the Reach of Valuable Tools and Resources to Support Conversations about Race

06/11/21

AFT and FEA Leaders Criticize Florida Ban on Teaching About Systemic Racism

06/11/21

AFT President on the Death of Doug Ley, AFT-NH President

06/10/21

AFT President Weingarten Reacts to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

05/28/21

AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Biden’s Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure

05/25/21

Statement by AFT Officers on the Anniversary of the Killing of George Floyd

05/24/21

AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Education Department Actions on Higher Education

05/20/21

AFT’s Weingarten Sends Letter on Mask Guidance to Education Department, CDC

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

Convention speeches will be open to the press. All press wishing to attend and cover the convention must RSVP to AFTPress@aft.org and request credentials, which can be picked up in the convention press office. Requests for interviews with non-AFT speakers should be directed to those speakers' press offices. The convention will also be live streamed on AFT’s social media channels.