Press Releases
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12/10/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Human Rights Day
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12/09/2018
Teachers Union Leaders on Chicago Charter School Strike Victory
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12/05/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act
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12/05/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and Wisconsin Union Leaders Reject Wisconsin Republican Power Grab
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12/05/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on Chicago Charter School Strike’s National Implications
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11/30/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Urges Needed Changes to NAFTA 2.0
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11/30/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act
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11/27/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Michigan President David Hecker on Fighting for Detroit’s Public School Students
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11/27/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Michigan and Ohio Leaders to Support GM Workers
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11/27/2018
AFT’s Weingarten responds to Betsy DeVos’ Lies on Fox News
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11/19/2018
Brown University Graduate Employees Cast Historic Vote to Join American Federation of Teachers
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11/18/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Tony Thurmond Winning California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Race
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11/16/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare and Social Services Act
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11/16/2018
AFT’s Randi Weingarten on Department of Education’s Proposed Title IX Rule Change
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11/15/2018
American Federation of Teachers, AFSCME file Lawsuit Against Puerto Rican Government for Mismanaging Public Service Workers Retirement Accounts
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11/09/2018
Georgetown University Graduate Employees Cast Historic Vote to Join American Federation of Teachers
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11/08/2018
Five HISD schools to become community schools to meet the needs of students and their families
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas on Wisconsin’s Election of Tony Evers for Governor
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Midterm Election Results
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Jersey President Donna Chiera on Mikie Sherrill’s Election to Congress
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11/07/2018
Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten, NYSUT President Andy Pallotta and Public Employees Federation President Wayne Spence on Antonio Delgado’s Election to Congress
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten, OSEA President Tim Stoelb and OFNHP President Adrienne Enghouse on Oregon’s Election of Kate Brown for Governor
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11/07/2018
AFT’s Weingarten and Education Minnesota’s Specht on Election of Tim Walz as Governor of Minnesota
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Michigan President David Hecker on Michigan’s Election of Gretchen Whitmer for Governor
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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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from AFT President Randi Weingarten