Press Releases

02/14/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Congress’ Action to Fund the Government and President Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency to Build His Wall

02/14/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Watchdog Report Exposing Department of Education’s Mismanagement of Federal Student Aid Program

02/14/19

Teachers Union Leaders on the Anniversary of Parkland Shooting

02/13/19

University of New Mexico Faculty Petition for Union Election

02/11/19

Everytown For Gun Safety, American Federation Of Teachers, National Education Association Call On Lawmakers To Adopt Proven Strategies To Make American Schools Safer

02/06/19

Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s State of the Union Address and the Democratic Response

02/05/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten and AMPR President Aida Díaz on FEMA Cutting $1 Billion in Aid to Puerto Rico Schools

02/05/19

Private Prison Risk to Public Pensions Exposed

02/04/19

Unions File Lawsuit to Protect Wisconsin Governor from Lame-Duck Power Grab

02/02/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Issues Surrounding Gov. Ralph Northam

01/31/19

AFT on West Virginia Legislature’s Attack on Educators

01/30/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Los Angeles School Board Charter School Moratorium Vote

01/30/19

AFT's Randi Weingarten on the Rebuild America's Schools Act

01/25/19

Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Deal to End Government Shutdown

01/24/19

Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Proposal to Repeal Affordable Care Act Tax

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.