Press Releases
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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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06/10/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard
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05/28/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Biden’s Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure
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05/25/2021
Statement by AFT Officers on the Anniversary of the Killing of George Floyd
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05/24/2021
AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Education Department Actions on Higher Education
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05/20/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Sends Letter on Mask Guidance to Education Department, CDC
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05/19/2021
University of New Mexico Faculty Secure First Union Contract
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05/13/2021
In Major Speech, Randi Weingarten Reimagines Public Education as Nation Emerges from COVID Crisis
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05/12/2021
New Poll Shows Vast Majority of America’s Parents Support School Reopenings with Safety Plan in Place
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04/29/2021
On the 4 Year Anniversary of Trump’s “Regulatory Reform Task Force” Announcement, Calls Mount For ED Department to Stop Defending the Trump Administration’s Repeal of the Gainful Employment Rule
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04/28/2021
AFT President Weingarten Calls Biden’s First 100 Days a Triumph, Welcomes American Families Plan
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04/26/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment
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04/26/2021
AFT and WTU Presidents Review Health Protections for D.C. Students and Teachers
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04/26/2021
AFT President Weingarten on the Reintroduction of the Child Care for Working Families Act
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04/20/2021
AFT on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial
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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.

Randi's Corner
News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten