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03/24/25

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Injunction Against Elon Musk

03/20/25

AFT Members Respond to Trump's Executive Order to Eliminate the Federal Role in Education

03/19/25

AFT's Weingarten Responds to Trump's Attempt to Eliminate Federal Role in Education

03/19/25

AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments

03/17/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Attacks on Higher Education

03/17/25

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Elon Musk

03/11/25

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Gutting of Department of Education

03/10/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary

03/07/25

Advocates Blast Trump Plans to Sign Executive Order to Weaponize Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Stifle Free Speech Across America

03/05/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Education Department

03/05/25

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Donald Trump’s Address to Congress

03/04/25

AFT Holds 2,000 Events, Activities During March 4 Day of Action to ‘Protect Our Kids’

03/03/25

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Linda McMahon’s Senate Confirmation as Education Secretary

03/01/25

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes

02/27/25

Major Teachers Union Urges Top Asset Managers to Review Investments in Tesla

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