Press Releases

04/17/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says SCOTUS Decision on Navient Case Is Huge Win

04/17/23

AFT’s Weingarten Calls Reintroduction of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act a Lifeline

04/06/23

AFT’s Weingarten on Biden Administration’s Proposed Title IX Rule

04/05/23

NEW REPORT: Where Money for Schools Comes from Matters Too

04/05/23

Educators Stand in Solidarity with Students Protesting Gun Violence

04/04/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Brandon Johnson’s Victory in Chicago

04/04/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates Election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court

03/30/23

Betsy DeVos’ Support for Paul Vallas’ Chicago Mayoral Campaign Exposed

03/30/23

AFT’s Weingarten and Healthcare Leaders Call Patient Safety and Quality Care Act Critical for Healthcare Workforce

03/28/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Delivers Major National Address ‘In Defense of Public Education’

03/27/23

We Support the Fight for Democracy in Israel

03/24/23

AFT President Calls for Solutions, Not Politics, in Response to Parents Bill of Rights Act, H.R. 5

03/20/23

AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden’s Veto of Extremist Attack on ESG

03/09/23

AFT President Weingarten Says President Biden’s Budget Will Provide a Lifeline to American Families

03/02/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates the Life of Retired Leader Ruby Newbold

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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