Press Releases

12/21/2021
Educators and School Staff Respond to White House Testing Plan, Tout Safety Measures to Keep School Buildings Open Safely
12/19/2021
Workers Need This: AFT-West Virginia’s Albert and AFT’s Weingarten on Future of Build Back Better
12/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Latest COVID Safety Announcements from CDC Aimed at Keeping Students in Classrooms, Limiting Spread of Variants
12/16/2021
AFT President Weingarten Thanks Vice President Harris for Highlighting Important Investments in Clean Water; Welcomes Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
12/16/2021
AFT Launches National Taskforce on Teacher and School Staff Shortages
12/14/2021
AFT Launches Multiyear, Multimillion-Dollar ‘Reading Opens the World’ Campaign to Spark the Love of Reading
12/13/2021
AFT-NH, Teachers, Parents File Lawsuit Against ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law
12/02/2021
Latest White House COVID Precautions Will Keep Schools Safely Open In-Person, Educators Say
11/30/2021
Statement from National and Michigan AFT Leadership on School Shooting in Oxford, MI
11/19/2021
As House Passes Historic Plan to Help Families and Communities Thrive, AFT Urges Senate to Act Swiftly
11/18/2021
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Bounties on Heads of NH Teachers
11/15/2021
AFT Announces Third Round of Innovation Fund’s Return, Recover and Reimagine (RRR) Grants
11/09/2021
AFT’s Weingarten: Kaiser Has Betrayed Its Workers, and This ‘Strikesgiving,’ Its Greed Must Be Exposed
11/06/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Heralds Passage of Pathbreaking Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
11/04/2021
AFT Lauds New Biden Administration Vaccination Policies
11/03/2021
AFT’s Randi Weingarten Condemns Senate Republicans’ War Against Voting Rights
10/28/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Deal on Build Back Better, Including Landmark Investments in Care Economy and Traditional Infrastructure
10/27/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg Stand with Scranton Educators and School Staff
10/26/2021
AFT President Weingarten Welcomes News of FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine for Children
10/26/2021
Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions
10/22/2021
Study: Democrats Can Win by Emphasizing Working Class Issues
10/21/2021
AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Biden Plan for Child Vaccination Rollout
10/20/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Republicans’ Blow to Voting Rights
10/18/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates Life and Legacy of Colin Powell
10/16/2021
American Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy Supporting Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor

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