Press Releases

01/26/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Breyer Retirement, Urges Swift Confirmation of Replacement
01/26/2022
America’s Parents Express Overwhelming Support for Teachers, Their Unions and Public Education
01/25/2022
AFT Partners with NewsGuard to Combat Misinformation Online
01/19/2022
AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Another Roadblock for Voting Rights
01/19/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Approval of Puerto Rico’s Debt Restructuring Deal
01/19/2022
AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Biden-Harris Mask Distribution Plan
01/14/2022
AFT President Demands Salary Increases for Teachers in Puerto Rico
01/13/2022
AFT’s Weingarten Echoes Call for Voting Rights Action Now
01/06/2022
Statements by AFT-NH and AFT on Tabling of Local Voucher Bill
01/05/2022
AFL-CIO and nation’s major nursing unions urge federal court to order the Department of Labor to issue a permanent OSHA standard to protect health care workers against Covid-19
12/29/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns the Passing of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
12/28/2021
Health Care Workers Need Mandatory OSHA Protections from COVID-19
12/22/2021
Borrowers Welcome Student Loan Payment Pause, Call for Debt Cancellation
12/21/2021
Educators and School Staff Respond to White House Testing Plan, Tout Safety Measures to Keep School Buildings Open Safely
12/19/2021
Workers Need This: AFT-West Virginia’s Albert and AFT’s Weingarten on Future of Build Back Better
12/17/2021
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Latest COVID Safety Announcements from CDC Aimed at Keeping Students in Classrooms, Limiting Spread of Variants
12/16/2021
AFT President Weingarten Thanks Vice President Harris for Highlighting Important Investments in Clean Water; Welcomes Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
12/16/2021
AFT Launches National Taskforce on Teacher and School Staff Shortages
12/14/2021
AFT Launches Multiyear, Multimillion-Dollar ‘Reading Opens the World’ Campaign to Spark the Love of Reading
12/13/2021
AFT-NH, Teachers, Parents File Lawsuit Against ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law
12/02/2021
Latest White House COVID Precautions Will Keep Schools Safely Open In-Person, Educators Say
11/30/2021
Statement from National and Michigan AFT Leadership on School Shooting in Oxford, MI
11/19/2021
As House Passes Historic Plan to Help Families and Communities Thrive, AFT Urges Senate to Act Swiftly
11/18/2021
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Bounties on Heads of NH Teachers
11/15/2021
AFT Announces Third Round of Innovation Fund’s Return, Recover and Reimagine (RRR) Grants

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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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