Press Releases
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05/03/2017
AFT on President Trump’s Praise for DC Voucher Program
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05/01/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Budget Agreement
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04/29/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s First 100 Days
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04/27/2017
Community, Labor and Advocacy Groups Pen Open Letter to Congress to Build Schools, Not Walls
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04/26/2017
AFT’s Weingarten Condemns Trump’s Tax Plan
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04/26/2017
Coalition calls on states to protect student borrowers after DeVos betrayal
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04/26/2017
AFT on Executive Order to Study Federal Overreach in Education
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04/25/2017
AFT on 2016 National Assessment of Educational Progress Report on Eighth-Graders’ Music and Visual Arts Skills
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04/20/2017
Arcadia University Adjuncts Vote to Join Union
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04/19/2017
AFT and Puerto Rico Teachers Association Send Letter to PROMESA Board on Proposed Cuts to Puerto Rico’s Schools
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04/18/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on PISA Report’s Focus on Teen Students’ Well-Being
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04/18/2017
Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools Launches National Campaign to Build Schools, Not Walls
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04/11/2017
Syrian Refugee Crisis Promoting Surge in Education Privatization
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04/11/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Scrapping of Student Loan Borrower Protections
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04/07/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Neil Gorsuch Confirmation
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04/07/2017
AFT President Weingarten on U.S. Airstrikes on Syria
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04/06/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on GOP Nuclear Option
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04/05/2017
AFT President on Syrian Chemical Attack
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04/04/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten Challenges Trump, Politicians to Keep Promises to Working People
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03/29/2017
AFT Considering Challenge to Results of Cornell Union Election
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03/29/2017
AFT Supports Affordable Prescription Drug Legislation
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03/28/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on DeVos and Ivanka Trump's Visit to Space Museum; President Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Funding for NASA’s Education Programs
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03/27/2017
AFT Urges Senate to Reject Gorsuch
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03/24/2017
Brown University Graduate Workers Affiliate with AFT
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03/24/2017
AFT Statement on Healthcare Bill
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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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News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten