Press Releases
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04/21/2010
AFT President Assails California Legislation as Attack on Teachers’ Rights
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04/20/2010
AFT Statement On the Passing of Dorothy Height
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04/20/2010
American Federation of Teachers Joins International Education Campaign
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04/20/2010
AFT President Says Children’s Needs Must Take Priority
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04/20/2010
AFT Statement On Nomination of Donald Berwick to Medicare/Medicaid Position
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04/20/2010
Study Reinforces Need for National Legislation on Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals
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04/16/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On a Decision in Favor of Filipino Teachers in Louisiana
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04/16/2010
First National Survey of Nurses on Computerized Records Finds Mixed Results
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04/15/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Florida Governor’s Veto of Controversial Education Legislation
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04/15/2010
AFT President Randi Weingarten Urges Congress To Support Teachers and Students
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04/14/2010
AFT President Randi Weingarten Visits Providence Schools And Highlights Labor-Management Partnership To Turn Around Schools
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04/14/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Andy Stern’s Decision To Step Down as Head of SEIU
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04/14/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Harkin Bill To Keep Our Educators Working
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04/13/2010
AFT President Addresses Jobs, Federal Education Law During Albuquerque Visit
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04/10/2010
AFT Statement on Retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
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04/06/2010
AFT President To Discuss Community Schools at National Forum
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03/31/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On the Death of Math Teacher Jaime Escalante
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03/31/2010
AFT Sec-Treasurer Antonia Cortese Backs Monitoring System To Target Child Labor in Agricultural Import
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03/30/2010
Media Advisory: Leaders of U.S. Teachers Unions Urge Support for Public Education in Haiti
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03/29/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On the ‘Race to the Top’ Grant Awards
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03/27/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On the Recess Appointments of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce To the National Labor Relations Board
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03/25/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Final Passage of Healthcare Reform Reconciliation Bill
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03/24/2010
AFT Statement On 2009 ‘MetLife Survey of the American Teacher’
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03/23/2010
AFT Recommends Ways To Improve Diversity in Higher Education
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03/22/2010
AFT Appoints Michael S. Powell As Assistant to the President for Communications
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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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News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten