Press Releases
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10/12/2018
AAUP, AFT and Rutgers Faculty Union Oppose Education Department Investigation
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10/11/2018
Brown, Georgetown Grad Employees to File Petitions for Union Elections
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10/10/2018
AFT Condemns White House ‘Public Charge’ Rule
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10/09/2018
American Federation of Teachers Partners with Community-Based Organizations to Protect Immigrant Students and Families
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10/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Chorus Against Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote
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10/05/2018
Union Leader Urges Senate to Reject Kavanaugh Nomination in Full Vote
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10/05/2018
Celebrating Teachers on World Teacher Day
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10/03/2018
Class-Action Lawsuit Launched Against Student Loan Servicer Navient over PSLF
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09/28/2018
New Battleground Poll Shows Vast Majority of Voters Support Pro-Gun Safety Candidates and Policies
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09/25/2018
Reconnecting McDowell to Break Ground on Apartment Building in Spring 2019
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09/24/2018
Reconnecting McDowell Provides ‘Care Closets’ for Every McDowell County School
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09/20/2018
AFT and Hispanic Federation on the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria
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09/18/2018
National Teachers Union Sues for Los Angeles Superintendent’s Records
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09/13/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Puerto Rico Death Toll Lie
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09/12/2018
AFT Statement: Public School Underfunding Hurts Vulnerable Students Most
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09/07/2018
AFT on Florida Supreme Court Ruling on Amendment 8
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09/07/2018
National Teacher Union Leader Stands with LA Members in Strike Vote
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09/07/2018
Oklahoma City Educator Testifies at Kavanaugh Nomination Hearing
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08/31/2018
AFT Leaders Respond to Detroit Public Schools Drinking Water Problems
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08/29/2018
AFT Leader on Reports of New Draft Rule on Campus Sexual Assault
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08/28/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AMPR President Aida Diaz on New Study of Hurricane-Related Deaths in Puerto Rico
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08/27/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on New PDK Poll Results Showing Overwhelming Support for Public Education
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08/27/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on Resignation of Seth Frotman from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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08/25/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to the DNC’s Adoption of Reforms
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08/23/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Plan to Purchase Guns to Arm Educators
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