Press Releases
-
09/12/2017
National Poll Finds Parents Want Safe, Welcoming, Well-Funded Neighborhood Public Schools; Overwhelmingly Support Public Schools
-
09/12/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on OECD ‘Education at a Glance’ report
-
09/08/2017
DC Teachers Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract
-
09/08/2017
AFT Statement on Senate Actions to Fund Public Education, Reject DeVos’ Cuts
-
09/07/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Announcement
-
09/06/2017
AFT, First Book and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Partner to Provide Targeted Relief to Educators and Kids Affected by Hurricane Harvey
-
09/05/2017
Temple University Adjuncts and Full-Time Faculty Win New Contract
-
09/05/2017
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to DACA Repeal
-
08/29/2017
AFT President Weingarten on Hurricane Harvey
-
08/28/2017
AFT on 2017 Phi Delta Kappa Poll on Public Schools
-
08/26/2017
AFT Leaders on Trump's Pardon of Arpaio
-
08/23/2017
AFT Applauds Mass. Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Student Loan Servicer over Systemic Failures
-
08/21/2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Gallup Survey Showing Increased Support for Public Education
-
08/15/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on the Fifth Anniversary of DACA
-
08/13/2017
Statement of AFT Higher Education Leaders on White Supremacist Actions in Charlottesville
-
08/13/2017
AFT Leaders Call for Action, Respond to White Supremacist Terrorism
-
08/12/2017
AFT Statement on White Supremacist Demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.
-
08/10/2017
AFT Leaders Respond to Hearing on Gary B. v. Snyder Case in Detroit
-
08/03/2017
AMPR and AFT Affiliate to Combat Austerity and Fight for Public Education and Economic Opportunity for the People of Puerto Rico
-
08/03/2017
AFT Virginia Endorses Northam for Governor
-
08/02/2017
Labor Acts to Kick-Start Career-Tech Education for Infrastructure Careers
-
08/01/2017
AFT President Rips Illinois Gov. Rauner’s School Funding Veto
-
07/31/2017
AFT President Requests Meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Discuss Fate of 14 Men, including Prospective Western Michigan University Student
-
07/28/2017
Suffolk County Community College Faculty Condemn Trump Speech
-
07/28/2017
AFT’s Weingarten on Defeat of Efforts to Repeal Obamacare
Pages
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