Press Releases
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10/02/2017
AFT on Kansas Supreme Court Ruling that School Funding Falls Short—Again
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09/29/2017
AFT Michigan Files Civil Complaint Against James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, Alleging Illegal Surveillance
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09/29/2017
'Trump Is Bad for Business': Report Reveals Truth about Corporations and the President
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09/28/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision on School Funding
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09/28/2017
AFT's Weingarten on Student Loan Defaults
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09/28/2017
Workers on Janus: A Political Effort to Further Rig the Rules Against Working People
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09/27/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Cruel and Callous Tax Plan
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09/26/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on GOP’s Decision to Withdraw Graham-Cassidy
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09/25/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on New Travel Restrictions from the Trump Administration
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09/21/2017
AFT, KOSE, AFT-Kansas Leaders Call for Better Security Following Shooting
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09/20/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten: ‘We Are All Puerto Ricans Today; We Are All Virgin Islanders Today”
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09/20/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Fordham Institute Teacher Absentee Report
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09/15/2017
AFT Leaders on Ohio School District Rankings
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09/15/2017
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to ratify first collective bargaining contract
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09/14/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Child Care for Working Families Act
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09/13/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on GAIN Act
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09/13/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Medicare for All
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09/13/2017
Puerto Rico Teachers Union and AFT Intervene in Bankruptcy Court to Stop Unprecedented Furloughs and Pension Cuts
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09/12/2017
National Poll Finds Parents Want Safe, Welcoming, Well-Funded Neighborhood Public Schools; Overwhelmingly Support Public Schools
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09/12/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on OECD ‘Education at a Glance’ report
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09/08/2017
DC Teachers Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract
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09/08/2017
AFT Statement on Senate Actions to Fund Public Education, Reject DeVos’ Cuts
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09/07/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Announcement
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09/06/2017
AFT, First Book and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Partner to Provide Targeted Relief to Educators and Kids Affected by Hurricane Harvey
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09/05/2017
Temple University Adjuncts and Full-Time Faculty Win New Contract
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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.
Randi's Corner
News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten