Press Releases

04/06/2021
America’s Educators Are Vaccinated and Back in Person: Poll
04/05/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns Passing of WTU Leader Elizabeth Davis
04/01/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Hails Oregon Union Victory
03/31/2021
AFT President Weingarten Calls President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Bold and Momentous
03/26/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-WV President Fred Albert Congratulate Gayle Manchin on Nomination as Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission
03/23/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Sends Letter on Physical Distancing to CDC, Education Department
03/22/2021
AFT and AMPR on Release of Federal Funds for Education in Puerto Rico
03/19/2021
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to New CDC Physical Distancing Guidelines
03/19/2021
AFT and AFT-NH Leaders Blast New Hampshire’s Right-to-Work Bill
03/18/2021
AFT Sounds Alarm over Private Equity, Urges Trustees with $3 Trillion under Management to Examine Investments
03/17/2021
AFT Leaders Condemn Attacks Targeting Asian Americans in Georgia
03/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Introduction of S. 1, the For the People Act of 2021
03/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten and Local Leaders Herald $10B Federal Investment in School COVID Tests as Major Step in School Safety
03/15/2021
AFT on Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior
03/11/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Biden’s American Rescue Plan Is Once-in-a-Generation Investment in American People
03/09/2021
Nation’s educators release shared agenda to ensure all students succeed
03/06/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls Senate Passage of American Rescue Plan a Lifeline
03/05/2021
AFT Announces Second Round of Innovation Fund COVID-19 Response Grants
03/04/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act
03/02/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Biden Administration’s Plan to Prioritize Educators for Vaccinations
02/23/2021
Nurses, Unions, Allies Urge CDC to Acknowledge Covid-19 Aerosol Transmission to Help Bring Virus Under Control
02/22/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Applauds Introduction of U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
02/22/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Changes in Educational Assessment Requirements for 2020-2021 School Year
02/22/2021
OSHA Tells Court It Intends to Prioritize Development of Permanent Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Exposure to Infectious Diseases
02/16/2021
New Poll Shows America’s Teachers Want to Return to Classrooms amid Growing Confidence in Safety Guardrails

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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.

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