Press Releases
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07/12/2018
American Federation of Teachers Stands with UVM Medical Center Nurses
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07/09/2018
AFT Opposes Kavanaugh Nomination
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06/28/2018
Oregon State University Faculty Union Is Certified
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06/27/2018
America Needs Unions Now More than Ever As Supreme Court Sides with Corporate Billionaires Rigging Economy against Workers
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06/26/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Muslim Ban Decision
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06/21/2018
Brown University Graduate Employees Sign Landmark Union Agreement with Administration
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06/21/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Proposal to Merge Education and Labor Departments
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06/20/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Trump Executive Order
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06/14/2018
Statement from American Federation of Teachers on Workers’ Freedom to Negotiate Act
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06/06/2018
American Federation of Teachers Supports the School Overcrowding Reduction Act
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06/06/2018
Oregon State University Faculty Win Majority Support for Union
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05/30/2018
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on U.S. Policy Separating Children from Parents
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05/23/2018
AFT’s Weingarten to Grill Navient from Shareholder Meeting Floor
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05/23/2018
Teachers Value Their Unions: American Federation of Teachers on Educators for Excellence (E4E) Initial Survey Results
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05/21/2018
American Federation of Teachers on Supreme Court Ruling in Epic Systems v. Lewis
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05/18/2018
AFT Leaders Respond to Shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas
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05/17/2018
American Federation of Teachers Supports Workplace Democracy Act
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05/16/2018
Arbitrator Finds Cornell Broke Federal Law During Union Election
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05/16/2018
Maier Foundation Funds College Scholarships for Four McDowell County, W.Va., Students
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05/16/2018
Thousands Expected for Saturday Rally in Houston for More Public Education Funding
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05/15/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on Teacher Spending on School Supplies
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05/12/2018
American Federation of Teachers and Texas AFT on Firing of Texas Teacher
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05/11/2018
Statement from AFT on Departure of Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer
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05/09/2018
American Federation of Teachers Congratulates Members and Retirees on Election Day Victories
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05/09/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on CFPB Director Mulvaney’s Closure of Key CFPB Office
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