Press Releases

06/11/21

AFT and FEA Leaders Criticize Florida Ban on Teaching About Systemic Racism

06/11/21

AFT President on the Death of Doug Ley, AFT-NH President

06/10/21

AFT President Weingarten Reacts to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

05/28/21

AFT President Weingarten Reacts to Biden’s Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure

05/25/21

Statement by AFT Officers on the Anniversary of the Killing of George Floyd

05/24/21

AFT President Weingarten Welcomes Education Department Actions on Higher Education

05/20/21

AFT’s Weingarten Sends Letter on Mask Guidance to Education Department, CDC

05/19/21

University of New Mexico Faculty Secure First Union Contract

05/13/21

In Major Speech, Randi Weingarten Reimagines Public Education as Nation Emerges from COVID Crisis

05/12/21

New Poll Shows Vast Majority of America’s Parents Support School Reopenings with Safety Plan in Place

04/29/21

On the 4 Year Anniversary of Trump’s “Regulatory Reform Task Force” Announcement, Calls Mount For ED Department to Stop Defending the Trump Administration’s Repeal of the Gainful Employment Rule

04/28/21

AFT President Weingarten Calls Biden’s First 100 Days a Triumph, Welcomes American Families Plan

04/26/21

AFT’s Weingarten on White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment

04/26/21

AFT and WTU Presidents Review Health Protections for D.C. Students and Teachers

04/26/21

AFT President Weingarten on the Reintroduction of the Child Care for Working Families Act

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.