Press Releases

09/13/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Americans in Celebrating Signing of Inflation Reduction Act

09/07/22

US Court of Appeals Upholds Settlement in Navient Class Action

09/07/22

AFT Launches Six-Figure Back-to-School Ad Buy Highlighting What Kids and Communities Need

09/01/22

AFT’s Weingarten on NAEP Report Card

08/31/22

Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Teaching Profession and Help Schools Fill Vacancies

08/25/22

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Latest PDK Poll Showing Broad Public Support of America’s Public Schools

08/24/22

AFT’s Weingarten on Biden Administration’s Student Debt Discharge

08/23/22

AFT Kicks Off Back-to-School Campaign this Week with Stops in Pa., NH

08/18/22

Just in Time for the New School Year, AFT Celebrates 2 Million-Member Milestone on the Award-Winning Share My Lesson Platform

08/15/22

AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates House Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

08/11/22

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to New CDC Guidelines for Schools

08/11/22

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Latest PDK Poll Showing Broad Support for School Safety Measures, but Limited Support for Arming Teachers

08/09/22

AFT Leaders Call CHIPS and Science Act Transformational, Welcome Signing as Major Step for Rural Communities and Career-Tech Education

08/07/22

Democrats’ Historic Package Will Cut Costs, Reduce Inflation and Help American Families, Says AFT’s Weingarten

07/27/22

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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.