Press Releases
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08/21/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Gallup Survey Showing Increased Support for Public Education
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08/15/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on the Fifth Anniversary of DACA
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08/13/2017
Statement of AFT Higher Education Leaders on White Supremacist Actions in Charlottesville
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08/13/2017
AFT Leaders Call for Action, Respond to White Supremacist Terrorism
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08/12/2017
AFT Statement on White Supremacist Demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.
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08/10/2017
AFT Leaders Respond to Hearing on Gary B. v. Snyder Case in Detroit
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08/03/2017
AMPR and AFT Affiliate to Combat Austerity and Fight for Public Education and Economic Opportunity for the People of Puerto Rico
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08/03/2017
AFT Virginia Endorses Northam for Governor
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08/02/2017
Labor Acts to Kick-Start Career-Tech Education for Infrastructure Careers
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08/01/2017
AFT President Rips Illinois Gov. Rauner’s School Funding Veto
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07/31/2017
AFT President Requests Meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Discuss Fate of 14 Men, including Prospective Western Michigan University Student
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07/28/2017
Suffolk County Community College Faculty Condemn Trump Speech
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07/28/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Defeat of Efforts to Repeal Obamacare
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07/26/2017
AFT Leaders Respond to NAACP Education Report and Recommendations
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07/25/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Healthcare Vote
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07/25/2017
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Techs Ratify First-Ever Contract with AFT
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07/24/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on ‘A Better Deal’ Agenda
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07/20/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten Frames David vs. Goliath Battle to Resist Injustice and Reclaim Promise of Public Education in TEACH Keynote
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07/16/2017
Update on Reported Imminent Beheading of Mujaba’a al-Sweikat
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07/15/2017
AFT on the Imminent Saudi Beheading of University of Michigan Student
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07/13/2017
AFT President Reacts to Trumpcare 3.0
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07/13/2017
AFT on Education Department’s Actions on Campus Sexual Assault
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07/10/2017
AFT Applauds CFPB on Banning Forced Arbitration in Bank Fraud Cases
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07/06/2017
AFT Applauds State Attorneys General for Suing Education Secretary for Delay in Regulations to Protect Student Loan Borrowers
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06/28/2017
Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico and AFT on Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Proceedings
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from AFT President Randi Weingarten