Press Releases
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02/16/2021
New Poll Shows America’s Teachers Want to Return to Classrooms amid Growing Confidence in Safety Guardrails
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02/12/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on CDC’s Schools Reopening Guidelines
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02/10/2021
AFT and AAUP Launch New Deal Campaign for Higher Education
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02/08/2021
AFT Mourns the Passing of Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis
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02/03/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Slams Mitch McConnell on Schools Comments
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02/02/2021
WTU: Teachers Want to Go Back to School and Want It Done Safely
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01/29/2021
Education Leaders Respond to Disturbing Video of School Resource Officer Violence Against a Florida High School Student
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01/21/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden’s Executive Order on Safely Reopening Schools
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01/19/2021
AFT Leaders Mourn Passing of Longtime Colleague and AFT Pennsylvania President Ted Kirsch
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01/14/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on Biden COVID-19 Rescue Package
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01/13/2021
BTU, AFT Launch Major Ad Buy Calling on Superintendent Runcie to Stop Putting Medically High-Risk Educators in Danger
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01/07/2021
AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Resignation as Education Secretary
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01/07/2021
AFT on Nomination of Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary
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01/06/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Congressional Certification of 2020 Presidential Election, Condemns Violence in US Capitol
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01/06/2021
AFT and NYSUT on Reopening New York State’s Schools
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12/22/2020
AFT on Nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary
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12/21/2020
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Congressional Agreement on the Latest Round of COVID-19 Relief
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12/15/2020
AFT Leaders Ask Rhode Island Governor to Urge the K-12 Council to Reject or Table the Charter School Expansion Proposal for Providence
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12/14/2020
Washington Teachers’ Union, UNITE HERE Local 25 Partner to Provide Tutoring to Students of Workers
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12/08/2020
AFT’s Weingarten on Joe Biden’s Plan to Reopen Schools in First 100 Days
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12/04/2020
Background Check Numbers Surge Again; Major Retailers DICK’S, Walmart Must Pause Sales of Guns and Ammunition During Holiday Shopping Season
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11/24/2020
Philly’s University of the Arts says ‘Union Yes’
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11/07/2020
AFT President Randi Weingarten Congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Winning 270 Electoral Votes and the 2020 Election
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11/02/2020
PTU Files Lawsuit Seeking to Close Greene Middle School in Providence
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10/29/2020
AFT, AFSCME, WSNA, and UNAC/UHCP Sue Trump Admin for Shelving Standard That Would Protect America’s Healthcare Workers From Exposure to Infectious Diseases
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News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten