Press Releases
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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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08/20/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Loss of Eugenia Kemble
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08/17/2018
AFT’s Weingarten and CTU’s Sharkey on Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund’s Divestment from Private Prisons
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08/15/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Planned Closure of Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio
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08/15/2018
AFT and HFT Respond to Houston Schools Meeting State Standards
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08/14/2018
AFT Statement on Chaotic First Day of School in Puerto Rico
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08/12/2018
AFT Responds to Neo-Nazi Rally in Washington
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08/10/2018
American Federation of Teachers on Puerto Rico Supreme Court Ruling on Vouchers and Charters
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08/10/2018
American Federation of Teachers on Teacher College Report
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08/10/2018
Hedge Fund Billions Invested in Private Prisons Exposed
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08/07/2018
UVM Medical Center Nurses’ Survey: Getting Medical Appointments Can Take Months
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07/27/2018
Puerto Rico Teachers Vote Again to Affiliate with AFT
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07/25/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Rewrite
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07/24/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Senate Vote to Reauthorize the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
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07/21/2018
American Federation of Teachers on the New Mexico School Funding Ruling
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07/20/2018
Judge Allows AFT to Examine Project Veritas Documents
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07/19/2018
American Federation of Teachers Condemns Anti-Democratic Events in Israel
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07/17/2018
AFT Slams DeVos Agenda, Passes Trove of Path-breaking Resolutions at Biennial Convention
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07/16/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Meeting with Putin
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07/15/2018
Education Underfunding Tops $19 Billion over Decade of Neglect
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07/13/2018
AFT’s Weingarten Lays Out Path Forward for Unions, 2018 Elections and Defense of American Democracy in AFT Convention Speech
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07/12/2018
American Federation of Teachers Stands with UVM Medical Center Nurses
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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