Press Releases

08/10/18

American Federation of Teachers on Puerto Rico Supreme Court Ruling on Vouchers and Charters

08/10/18

American Federation of Teachers on Teacher College Report

08/10/18

Hedge Fund Billions Invested in Private Prisons Exposed

08/07/18

UVM Medical Center Nurses’ Survey: Getting Medical Appointments Can Take Months

07/27/18

Puerto Rico Teachers Vote Again to Affiliate with AFT

07/25/18

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Rewrite

07/24/18

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Senate Vote to Reauthorize the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

07/21/18

American Federation of Teachers on the New Mexico School Funding Ruling

07/20/18

Judge Allows AFT to Examine Project Veritas Documents

07/19/18

American Federation of Teachers Condemns Anti-Democratic Events in Israel

07/17/18

AFT Slams DeVos Agenda, Passes Trove of Path-breaking Resolutions at Biennial Convention

07/16/18

AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Meeting with Putin

07/15/18

Education Underfunding Tops $19 Billion over Decade of Neglect

07/13/18

AFT’s Weingarten Lays Out Path Forward for Unions, 2018 Elections and Defense of American Democracy in AFT Convention Speech

07/12/18

American Federation of Teachers Stands with UVM Medical Center Nurses

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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