Press Releases

08/26/2021
AFT-First Book Partnership Distributes Thousands of Books, School Supplies, Personal Care Items to Three Charleston, W.Va., Schools
08/16/2021
AFT Supports Liz Shuler as Next AFL-CIO President
08/13/2021
Nursing Unit at University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center Wins Majority Support for Union
08/12/2021
Leading Teachers Union Passes Resolution on Workplace Vaccine Policies
08/10/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Senate Approval of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
08/06/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Hails White House Decision to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
08/05/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns the Sudden Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
08/02/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Hits Road to Encourage Everyone Back to School in $5 million Campaign
07/29/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
07/27/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Updated CDC Guidance
07/26/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Healthcare Worker Vaccines Are Critical, Must Be Negotiated
07/19/2021
AFT Slams Decision Ruling DACA Illegal
07/10/2021
AFT Educators Honor Rock Musician Steven Van Zandt with the National Union’s ‘Making a Difference’ Award
07/09/2021
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Latest CDC Guidance for Schools
07/06/2021
In National Address, AFT’s Randi Weingarten Rallies Educators After Year of Uncertainty, Resilience
07/01/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Blow to Voting Rights and Donor Transparency
06/17/2021
Educators Celebrate Juneteenth Federal Holiday and Support Full and Accurate Teaching of American History
06/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Supreme Court Rulings
06/17/2021
Coalition Including the NAACP and First Book to Extend the Reach of Valuable Tools and Resources to Support Conversations about Race
06/11/2021
AFT and FEA Leaders Criticize Florida Ban on Teaching About Systemic Racism
06/11/2021
AFT President on the Death of Doug Ley, AFT-NH President
06/10/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard
05/28/2021
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Biden’s Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure
05/25/2021
Statement by AFT Officers on the Anniversary of the Killing of George Floyd
05/24/2021
AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Education Department Actions on Higher Education

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