Press Releases

11/19/24

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Nomination of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education

11/19/24

New Report: Pay and Benefits Are Top Reasons Teachers Quit, but There’s a Path Forward

11/12/24

AFT Applauds House ‘Yes’ Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act

11/08/24

AFT on Too-Close-to-Call Pennsylvania Senate Race

11/06/24

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Results of the 2024 Election

11/01/24

APSCUF members vote to begin partnership with AFT

10/31/24

National and Local Education Leaders React to Tentative Contract Agreement Reached by Fairfax Education Unions

10/29/24

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris’ Ellipse Address

10/27/24

AFT Leaders on Trump Rally’s Racist Attacks on Puerto Rico, Latinos

10/22/24

Washington Teachers’ Union Ratifies Contract

10/21/24

Largest Public Sector Labor Unions Unite to Get Out the Vote in Battleground States

10/17/24

AFT’s Weingarten on Killing of Hamas Leader

10/17/24

AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates Biden-Harris Administration’s Cancellation of Student Debt for 1 Million Public Service Workers

10/13/24

United Health Professionals of New Mexico Ratify Contract Agreement

10/07/24

AFT Responds to Anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

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.