Press Releases
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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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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.

Randi's Corner
News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten