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03/24/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Condemns ‘Execution-Style’ Active Shooter Drills
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03/21/2019
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on President Donald Trump's Executive Order on Free Speech
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03/20/2019
AFT Lays Out Path to 2020 Presidential Endorsement
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03/18/2019
New Report: GM’s Decision to Close Lordstown Plant Comes after Hedge Funds Controlling GM Stock Demanded More Buybacks
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03/15/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Terrorist Attack at New Zealand Mosques
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03/12/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Dream and Promise Act of 2019
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03/11/2019
AFT on Trump’s Budget Proposal
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03/08/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act
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03/08/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on DC Public Schools’ $5 Million Settlement with Teachers
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03/06/2019
AFT Accuses Chavez Schools of Violating Federal Law
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03/04/2019
AFT Launches Massive National Campaign to Fund Future of Education
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02/28/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Education Department’s Tax Credit Scholarship Proposal
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02/28/2019
American Federation of Teachers Brings Puerto Rico Delegation to Peoria
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02/27/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Federal Legislation to Reduce Class Sizes
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02/27/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten in Support of H.R. 1, the For the People Act
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02/26/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Child Care for Working Families Act
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02/26/2019
National Educational Partnership Joins Forces in Newark, N.J., to Grow Next Generation of Teachers
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02/21/2019
AFT Supports Legislation to Make Workplaces for Healthcare, Social Service Employees Safer
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02/20/2019
AFT-West Virginia Teachers Declare Victory
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02/19/2019
AFT Leaders on West Virginia Fight for Public Education
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02/19/2019
Puerto Rico Teachers Demand Information about Charter School Process
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02/19/2019
AFT Leaders on West Virginia Strike
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02/14/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Congress’ Action to Fund the Government and President Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency to Build His Wall
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02/14/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Watchdog Report Exposing Department of Education’s Mismanagement of Federal Student Aid Program
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02/14/2019
Teachers Union Leaders on the Anniversary of Parkland Shooting
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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.
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from AFT President Randi Weingarten