Press Releases
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09/08/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Congressional Action on School Construction and ‘2021 State of Our Schools’ Report
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09/08/2021
AAUP’S Mulvey and AFT’s Weingarten on Higher Ed Provisions in Build Back Better Act
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09/01/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden Ending the War in Afghanistan
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09/01/2021
Joint Statement from AAUP President Irene Mulvey and AFT President Randi Weingarten on AAUP-AFT Partnership Talks
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08/26/2021
AFT-First Book Partnership Distributes Thousands of Books, School Supplies, Personal Care Items to Three Charleston, W.Va., Schools
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08/16/2021
AFT Supports Liz Shuler as Next AFL-CIO President
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08/13/2021
Nursing Unit at University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center Wins Majority Support for Union
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08/12/2021
Leading Teachers Union Passes Resolution on Workplace Vaccine Policies
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08/10/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Senate Approval of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
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08/06/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Hails White House Decision to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
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08/05/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns the Sudden Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
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08/02/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Hits Road to Encourage Everyone Back to School in $5 million Campaign
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07/29/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
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07/27/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Updated CDC Guidance
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07/26/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Healthcare Worker Vaccines Are Critical, Must Be Negotiated
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07/19/2021
AFT Slams Decision Ruling DACA Illegal
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07/10/2021
AFT Educators Honor Rock Musician Steven Van Zandt with the National Union’s ‘Making a Difference’ Award
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07/09/2021
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Latest CDC Guidance for Schools
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07/06/2021
In National Address, AFT’s Randi Weingarten Rallies Educators After Year of Uncertainty, Resilience
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07/01/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Blow to Voting Rights and Donor Transparency
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06/17/2021
Educators Celebrate Juneteenth Federal Holiday and Support Full and Accurate Teaching of American History
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06/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Supreme Court Rulings
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06/17/2021
Coalition Including the NAACP and First Book to Extend the Reach of Valuable Tools and Resources to Support Conversations about Race
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06/11/2021
AFT and FEA Leaders Criticize Florida Ban on Teaching About Systemic Racism
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06/11/2021
AFT President on the Death of Doug Ley, AFT-NH President
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from AFT President Randi Weingarten