Press Releases
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12/14/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and Wisconsin AFT Leaders Condemn Scott Walker for Signing Lame-Duck Bill
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12/12/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Anti-Semitic Graffiti Near Union’s Office
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12/10/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Human Rights Day
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12/09/2018
Teachers Union Leaders on Chicago Charter School Strike Victory
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12/05/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act
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12/05/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and Wisconsin Union Leaders Reject Wisconsin Republican Power Grab
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12/05/2018
AFT’s Weingarten on Chicago Charter School Strike’s National Implications
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11/30/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Urges Needed Changes to NAFTA 2.0
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11/30/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act
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11/28/2018
AFT Teams Up with Steven Spielberg and Others to Launch Classroom Curriculum Combating Hatred
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11/27/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Michigan President David Hecker on Fighting for Detroit’s Public School Students
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11/27/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Michigan and Ohio Leaders to Support GM Workers
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11/27/2018
AFT’s Weingarten responds to Betsy DeVos’ Lies on Fox News
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11/19/2018
Brown University Graduate Employees Cast Historic Vote to Join American Federation of Teachers
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11/18/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Tony Thurmond Winning California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Race
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11/16/2018
Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare and Social Services Act
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11/16/2018
AFT’s Randi Weingarten on Department of Education’s Proposed Title IX Rule Change
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11/15/2018
American Federation of Teachers, AFSCME file Lawsuit Against Puerto Rican Government for Mismanaging Public Service Workers Retirement Accounts
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11/09/2018
Georgetown University Graduate Employees Cast Historic Vote to Join American Federation of Teachers
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11/08/2018
Five HISD schools to become community schools to meet the needs of students and their families
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-Wisconsin President Kim Kohlhaas on Wisconsin’s Election of Tony Evers for Governor
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Midterm Election Results
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11/07/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Jersey President Donna Chiera on Mikie Sherrill’s Election to Congress
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11/07/2018
Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten, NYSUT President Andy Pallotta and Public Employees Federation President Wayne Spence on Antonio Delgado’s Election to Congress
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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.
Randi's Corner
News and resources from the office of the president
from AFT President Randi Weingarten