Press Releases

12/02/21

Latest White House COVID Precautions Will Keep Schools Safely Open In-Person, Educators Say

11/30/21

Statement from National and Michigan AFT Leadership on School Shooting in Oxford, MI

11/19/21

As House Passes Historic Plan to Help Families and Communities Thrive, AFT Urges Senate to Act Swiftly

11/18/21

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Bounties on Heads of NH Teachers

11/15/21

AFT Announces Third Round of Innovation Fund’s Return, Recover and Reimagine (RRR) Grants

11/09/21

AFT’s Weingarten: Kaiser Has Betrayed Its Workers, and This ‘Strikesgiving,’ Its Greed Must Be Exposed

11/06/21

AFT’s Weingarten Heralds Passage of Pathbreaking Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

11/04/21

AFT Lauds New Biden Administration Vaccination Policies

11/03/21

AFT’s Randi Weingarten Condemns Senate Republicans’ War Against Voting Rights

10/28/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Deal on Build Back Better, Including Landmark Investments in Care Economy and Traditional Infrastructure

10/27/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg Stand with Scranton Educators and School Staff

10/26/21

AFT President Weingarten Welcomes News of FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine for Children

10/26/21

Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions

10/22/21

Study: Democrats Can Win by Emphasizing Working Class Issues

10/21/21

AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Biden Plan for Child Vaccination Rollout

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