Press Releases

05/30/17

Sí, se puede: Cesar Chavez Charter School Educators File Union Petition

05/30/17

University of Pennsylvania Graduate Employees File Petition to Form Union with AFT

05/24/17

AFT’s Weingarten on CBO Score

05/24/17

AFT Statement on Christine Pellegrino’s Victory

05/23/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Healthcare Cuts

05/23/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Higher Education Cuts

05/23/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten: ‘Trump’s Budget Proposal Is Manifestly Cruel to Kids’

05/23/17

AFT Leaders on Failure of Yale University to Negotiate with Its Graduate Employees

05/22/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on DeVos American Federation for Children Speech

05/22/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Flawed Bellwether Education Report on Teacher Pensions

05/22/17

At West Virginia Public School, AFT President Rips Trump Budget Cuts

05/20/17

AFT Stands in Solidarity with AT&T Strikers

05/15/17

Groundbreaking AFT Report Shines Light on Excessive Fees Crushing Workers’ Retirements

05/09/17

AFT Statement on Nurse Safe Staffing Levels

05/04/17

AFT, Houston Federation of Teachers Hail Court Ruling on Flawed Evaluation System

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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