Press Releases

01/23/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Closure of Chavez Schools in Washington, D.C.

01/23/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Wright State University Faculty Strike

01/22/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Tentative Agreement for Los Angeles Teachers

01/18/19

American Federation of Teachers Launches E-Learning Tool to Help Combat Opioid Crisis

01/18/19

New Union Membership Data Reveal Anti-Worker Assault Is Failing

01/17/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Women’s March

01/14/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Sham Rulemaking Panel for Higher Ed

01/13/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Los Angeles Teachers for Beginning of Strike

01/11/19

AFT Leaders on Reports that Trump Will Divert Funds from Disaster Relief to Pay for His Wall

01/10/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Announces Loan Program for Public Sector Employees Impacted by Federal Government Shutdown

01/08/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Address

01/08/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Urges Swift Passage of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

01/03/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on NM Governor’s First Executive Orders

01/02/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Pelosi-Schumer Plan to End the Trump Shutdown

12/21/18

AFT’s Weingarten on Puerto Rico’s Illegal Holiday Attack on Teachers

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.