Press Releases

10/11/18

Brown, Georgetown Grad Employees to File Petitions for Union Elections

10/10/18

AFT Condemns White House ‘Public Charge’ Rule

10/09/18

American Federation of Teachers Partners with Community-Based Organizations to Protect Immigrant Students and Families

10/07/18

AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Chorus Against Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote

10/05/18

Union Leader Urges Senate to Reject Kavanaugh Nomination in Full Vote

10/05/18

Celebrating Teachers on World Teacher Day

10/03/18

Class-Action Lawsuit Launched Against Student Loan Servicer Navient over PSLF

09/28/18

New Battleground Poll Shows Vast Majority of Voters Support Pro-Gun Safety Candidates and Policies

09/25/18

Reconnecting McDowell to Break Ground on Apartment Building in Spring 2019

09/24/18

Reconnecting McDowell Provides ‘Care Closets’ for Every McDowell County School

09/20/18

AFT and Hispanic Federation on the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria

09/18/18

National Teachers Union Sues for Los Angeles Superintendent’s Records

09/13/18

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Puerto Rico Death Toll Lie

09/12/18

AFT Statement: Public School Underfunding Hurts Vulnerable Students Most

09/07/18

AFT on Florida Supreme Court Ruling on Amendment 8

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.