Press Releases

04/22/20

Betsy DeVos Is Exploiting Crisis, Failing to Do Her Job: Weingarten

04/21/20

AFT Blasts President Trump’s Plan to Halt Immigration

04/20/20

‘Army of Temps’ Report Reveals Grave Plight of Contingent College Faculty

04/14/20

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction

04/12/20

AFT’s Weingarten and Local Union Leaders Praise ‘Historic’ Virginia Collective Bargaining Bill despite Unnecessary Delay Imposed by Governor

04/09/20

Weingarten and Mulgrew Call on Federal Government to Help Unemployed Workers and Families of Deceased Workers During Pandemic

04/09/20

Lyft, American Federation of Teachers to Provide Frontline COVID-19 Workers with Access to Discounted Rides in Communities Nationwide

04/09/20

AFT Slams New Trump Rule Exposing Frontline Workers to COVID-19

03/30/20

American Federation of Teachers Mourns the Passing of Rev. Joseph Lowery

03/27/20

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s Statement on House Approval of CARES Act

03/26/20

125,000+ Sign Nurse’s Petition Calling on Trump and Pence to Use Defense Production Act to Provide Urgently Needed Masks and Protective Equipment

03/25/20

American Federation of Teachers President’s Statement on Senate COVID-19 Stimulus

03/22/20

American Federation of Teachers Endorses Joe Biden for President

03/21/20

AFT’s Weingarten Launches ‘Capstone’ Proposal to Complete School Year amid Coronavirus Crisis

03/20/20

America’s Nurses Demand Testing for Frontline Healthcare Workers, Essential Supplies to Fight COVID-19

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.