Press Releases
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07/07/2022
AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus Elected President of National Association for Bilingual Education
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07/06/2022
AFT’s Weingarten Cheers Expansion of Targeted Student Loan Relief
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06/30/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams Supreme Court Ruling in West Virginia v. EPA
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06/27/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton
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06/24/2022
AFT’s Weingarten Slams Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade
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06/23/2022
AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates Senate Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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06/23/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns Passing of Founding MFPE President and Former AFT Vice President Eric Feaver
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06/23/2022
AFT President on Supreme Court Decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen
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06/21/2022
AFT’s Weingarten responds to Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin
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06/18/2022
At Biennial Meeting, American Association of University Professors Votes to Affiliate with American Federation of Teachers
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06/16/2022
American Federation of Teachers: Educators Are at a Breaking Point
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06/12/2022
AFT’s Weingarten on Bipartisan Gun Safety Framework
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06/11/2022
Educators Nationwide Organize Hundreds of Gun Safety Events as Part of March for Our Lives Day of Action
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06/10/2022
Reconnecting McDowell Partners Officially Dedicate Educator Housing, Celebrate Possibilities and Achievements of the Last 11 Years
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06/02/2022
AFT’s Weingarten on Biden Administration’s Relief for Students Defrauded by Corinthian Colleges
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06/01/2022
American Federation of Teachers and March for Our Lives to Continue Gun Safety Partnership, Work Closely on June 11 March
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05/31/2022
AFT Launches ‘Enough-Is-Enough’ Gun Reform Campaign
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05/24/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Horrified by Shooting That Kills Students and Teacher in Texas, Demands Action on Gun Safety
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05/17/2022
AFT Joins National Effort to Demand Corporate Governance Reforms at Meta
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05/11/2022
AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Failed Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
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05/09/2022
AFT Lifts Up Tireless, Heroic Work of Nurses During National Nurses Week
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05/04/2022
Major Union Pension Trustees Urged to Sanction Meta for Targeting Kids
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05/03/2022
AFT Celebrates Members Across the Country During Teacher Appreciation Week
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05/02/2022
AFT Celebrates Public Service Workers Across the Country
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05/02/2022
AFT Announces Fourth Round of Innovation Fund’s Return, Recover and Reimagine Grants to Provide Direct Assistance to Students and Schools
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Randi's Corner
News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten