Press Releases
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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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11/06/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Mexico Stephanie Ly on New Mexico’s Election of Michelle Lujan Grisham for Governor
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11/06/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Pennsylvania President Ted Kirsch on Pennsylvania’s Election Victories
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11/06/2018
Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Election of J.B. Pritzker for Governor
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11/06/2018
Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Kansas President Lisa Ochs on the Election of Laura Kelly for Governor
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11/06/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-West Virginia President Christine Campbell on Sen. Joe Manchin’s Re-election to the US Senate
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11/06/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Jersey President Donna Chiera on Robert Menendez’s Re-election to Senate
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11/06/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Tim Kaine’s Re-election to the US Senate
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10/31/2018
AFT and Civil Rights, Faith, Progressive and Community Leaders Host ‘United to Reject Hate’ and GOTV Call with 20,000 Activists
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10/27/2018
American Federation of Teachers President and Local Union Leaders on Terrorist Act at Pittsburgh Synagogue
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10/26/2018
AFT and East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers on Postponed Walkout
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10/25/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Acts of Political Terrorism, Political Environment Created by President Trump
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10/22/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Condemns Trump Attack on Transgender People
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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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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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