Press Releases

06/18/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten on US Supreme Court Decision on DACA

06/17/20

American Federation of Teachers Passes Resolution Expanding Its Efforts to Combat Racism, Aligning Itself with the Movement for Black Lives

06/15/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Termination

06/12/20

AFT Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign Urging Senate to Pass HEROES Act

06/11/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Secretary DeVos’ Craven Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Students from CARES Act Relief

06/10/20

America’s Teachers Cry for Help, Say They Can’t Go Back to School Safely without Massive Federal Investment

06/08/20

AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Introduction of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020

06/05/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Jobs Report

06/04/20

Brown University Graduate Workers Win Union Contract in First for Ivy League

06/03/20

AFT President Weingarten and SEIU President Henry Issue Joint Statement Celebrating Passage of Colorado Collective Bargaining Legislation

05/29/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams President Trump for Vetoing Bipartisan Resolution to Protect Student Loan Borrowers

05/28/20

Oregon State University Faculty Secure First Union Contract

05/28/20

Gov. Justice Awards $1 Million for Reconnecting McDowell’s Renaissance Village Housing Construction Project

05/27/20

Statement by American Federation of Teachers Officers on the Killing of George Floyd

05/26/20

AFT’s Randi Weingarten on UTLA’s Victory at Alliance Charter Schools

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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