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Press Releases
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02/20/2019
AFT-West Virginia Teachers Declare Victory
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02/19/2019
AFT Leaders on West Virginia Fight for Public Education
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02/19/2019
Puerto Rico Teachers Demand Information about Charter School Process
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02/19/2019
AFT Leaders on West Virginia Strike
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02/14/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Congress’ Action to Fund the Government and President Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency to Build His Wall
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02/14/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Watchdog Report Exposing Department of Education’s Mismanagement of Federal Student Aid Program
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02/14/2019
Teachers Union Leaders on the Anniversary of Parkland Shooting
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02/13/2019
University of New Mexico Faculty Petition for Union Election
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02/11/2019
Everytown For Gun Safety, American Federation Of Teachers, National Education Association Call On Lawmakers To Adopt Proven Strategies To Make American Schools Safer
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02/06/2019
Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s State of the Union Address and the Democratic Response
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02/05/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AMPR President Aida Díaz on FEMA Cutting $1 Billion in Aid to Puerto Rico Schools
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02/05/2019
Private Prison Risk to Public Pensions Exposed
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02/04/2019
Unions File Lawsuit to Protect Wisconsin Governor from Lame-Duck Power Grab
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02/02/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Issues Surrounding Gov. Ralph Northam
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01/31/2019
AFT on West Virginia Legislature’s Attack on Educators
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01/30/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Los Angeles School Board Charter School Moratorium Vote
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01/30/2019
AFT's Randi Weingarten on the Rebuild America's Schools Act
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01/25/2019
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Deal to End Government Shutdown
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01/24/2019
Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Proposal to Repeal Affordable Care Act Tax
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01/23/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Closure of Chavez Schools in Washington, D.C.
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01/23/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Wright State University Faculty Strike
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01/22/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Tentative Agreement for Los Angeles Teachers
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01/18/2019
American Federation of Teachers Launches E-Learning Tool to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
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01/18/2019
New Union Membership Data Reveal Anti-Worker Assault Is Failing
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01/17/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Women’s March
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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