Press Releases

04/07/22

AFT’s Weingarten Congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on Historic Confirmation to US Supreme Court

04/05/22

Labor Unions issue joint statement in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court

04/03/22

AFT’s Weingarten Visits Poland-Ukraine Border to Meet with Teachers, Children Displaced by Putin’s War

03/28/22

AFT Condemns Signing of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill in Florida

03/28/22

AFT President Weingarten Reacts to President Biden’s Budget

03/11/22

Educators Nationwide Express Gratitude on Anniversary of Historic American Rescue Plan

03/10/22

Major Union Pension Trustees to Consider Divestment from Russian Assets

03/09/22

AFT President Welcomes Historic Omnibus Appropriations Agreement

03/07/22

AFT and AAUP Pursue Historic Affiliation

03/04/22

AFT Fulfills $400,000 in DonorsChoose Requests for School Supplies from Teachers Nationwide

03/02/22

AFT’s Weingarten and AFT New Mexico’s Holland React to Signing of ‘Education Moonshot’ Bills

03/02/22

AFT’s Weingarten Praises School Focus in Latest National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

03/01/22

AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

02/25/22

AFT’s Weingarten on Change to CDC Mask Guidance

02/25/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls Biden Pick for Supreme Court Historic, Urges Swift Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson

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.