Press Releases
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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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01/14/2019
AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Sham Rulemaking Panel for Higher Ed
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01/13/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Los Angeles Teachers for Beginning of Strike
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01/11/2019
AFT Leaders on Reports that Trump Will Divert Funds from Disaster Relief to Pay for His Wall
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01/10/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Announces Loan Program for Public Sector Employees Impacted by Federal Government Shutdown
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01/08/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Address
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01/08/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten Urges Swift Passage of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
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01/03/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on NM Governor’s First Executive Orders
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01/02/2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Pelosi-Schumer Plan to End the Trump Shutdown
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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