Press Releases

08/03/17

AMPR and AFT Affiliate to Combat Austerity and Fight for Public Education and Economic Opportunity for the People of Puerto Rico

08/03/17

AFT Virginia Endorses Northam for Governor

08/02/17

Labor Acts to Kick-Start Career-Tech Education for Infrastructure Careers

08/01/17

AFT President Rips Illinois Gov. Rauner’s School Funding Veto

07/31/17

AFT President Requests Meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Discuss Fate of 14 Men, including Prospective Western Michigan University Student

07/28/17

Suffolk County Community College Faculty Condemn Trump Speech

07/28/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Defeat of Efforts to Repeal Obamacare

07/26/17

AFT Leaders Respond to NAACP Education Report and Recommendations

07/25/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Healthcare Vote

07/25/17

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Techs Ratify First-Ever Contract with AFT

07/24/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on ‘A Better Deal’ Agenda

07/20/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten Frames David vs. Goliath Battle to Resist Injustice and Reclaim Promise of Public Education in TEACH Keynote

07/16/17

Update on Reported Imminent Beheading of Mujaba’a al-Sweikat

07/15/17

AFT on the Imminent Saudi Beheading of University of Michigan Student

07/13/17

AFT President Reacts to Trumpcare 3.0

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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