Press Releases

05/09/17

AFT Statement on Nurse Safe Staffing Levels

05/04/17

AFT’s Weingarten on the AHCA

05/04/17

AFT, Houston Federation of Teachers Hail Court Ruling on Flawed Evaluation System

05/03/17

AFT on President Trump’s Praise for DC Voucher Program

05/01/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Budget Agreement

04/29/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s First 100 Days

04/27/17

Community, Labor and Advocacy Groups Pen Open Letter to Congress to Build Schools, Not Walls

04/26/17

Coalition calls on states to protect student borrowers after DeVos betrayal

04/26/17

AFT’s Weingarten Condemns Trump’s Tax Plan

04/26/17

AFT on Executive Order to Study Federal Overreach in Education

04/25/17

AFT on 2016 National Assessment of Educational Progress Report on Eighth-Graders’ Music and Visual Arts Skills

04/20/17

Arcadia University Adjuncts Vote to Join Union

04/19/17

AFT and Puerto Rico Teachers Association Send Letter to PROMESA Board on Proposed Cuts to Puerto Rico’s Schools

04/18/17

Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools Launches National Campaign to Build Schools, Not Walls

04/18/17

AFT’s Weingarten on PISA Report’s Focus on Teen Students’ Well-Being

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.