Press Releases

03/02/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates the Life of Retired Leader Ruby Newbold

03/01/23

DeSantis attack on educators’ freedom will hurt kids, parents: Weingarten

02/28/23

AFT’s Weingarten on Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary

02/27/23

Florida Bill Would Destroy Higher Education as We Know It

02/24/23

AFT Launches $1 Million ‘Code Red’ Campaign to Counter America’s Spiraling Patient Care Crisis

02/16/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Departure of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

02/14/23

AFT’s Weingarten Blasts DeSantis’ Threat to Ban AP Classes

02/14/23

On Five-Year Mark of Parkland Shooting, in Wake of Latest Massacre at Michigan State, AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls for Immediate Ban on Assault Weapons

02/10/23

AFT, 138 other Groups Warn Congress Over Debt Ceiling

02/07/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says State of the Union Message Is Clear: President Biden Has Our Back

02/07/23

AFT and Ukraine Children’s Action Project Join Forces to Purchase and Deliver Life-Supporting Generators for Kids, Teachers in Lviv

02/06/23

National Teachers Union President Announces Half-Million Dollars in Grants to Recruit and Retain Educators, Help Students and Boost Public Schools

02/02/23

Statements by AFT Asian American and Pacific Islander Task Force and AFT President Randi Weingarten on California Mass Shootings

01/27/23

AFT’s Weingarten on Murder of Tyre Nichols

01/13/23

New Polling Reveals GOP/McCarthy Schools Agenda Is Unpopular and at Odds with Parents’ Priorities

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.