Press Releases

04/01/21

AFT’s Weingarten Hails Oregon Union Victory

03/31/21

AFT President Weingarten Calls President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Bold and Momentous

03/26/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT-WV President Fred Albert Congratulate Gayle Manchin on Nomination as Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission

03/23/21

AFT’s Weingarten Sends Letter on Physical Distancing to CDC, Education Department

03/22/21

AFT and AMPR on Release of Federal Funds for Education in Puerto Rico

03/19/21

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to New CDC Physical Distancing Guidelines

03/19/21

AFT and AFT-NH Leaders Blast New Hampshire’s Right-to-Work Bill

03/18/21

AFT Sounds Alarm over Private Equity, Urges Trustees with $3 Trillion under Management to Examine Investments

03/17/21

AFT Leaders Condemn Attacks Targeting Asian Americans in Georgia

03/17/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Introduction of S. 1, the For the People Act of 2021

03/17/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten and Local Leaders Herald $10B Federal Investment in School COVID Tests as Major Step in School Safety

03/15/21

AFT on Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior

03/11/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Biden’s American Rescue Plan Is Once-in-a-Generation Investment in American People

03/09/21

Nation’s educators release shared agenda to ensure all students succeed

03/06/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls Senate Passage of American Rescue Plan a Lifeline

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.