Press Releases

07/27/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Expresses Disappointment in Republican COVID-19 Relief Proposal

07/24/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Educators Remain Confused over CDC Guidance on School Reopening, Nothing Is Off the Table for Teachers if Schools Aren’t Safe

07/23/20

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Trump’s Hypocrisy on Schools

07/23/20

Thousands of Educators to Gather Virtually for AFT Convention

07/21/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams Trump’s Order to Ban Undocumented Immigrants from Being Counted in 2020 Census

07/20/20

Florida educators file lawsuit to stop reckless, unsafe reopening of public school buildings

07/20/20

AFT Report: Education Job Losses to Top 1.4 Million without Urgent Federal Stimulus

07/18/20

American Federation of Teachers Officers Remember US Rep. and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

07/14/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Rescission of International Student Ban

07/11/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Decision to Force International Higher Education Students to Attend In-Person Classes

07/10/20

Pediatricians, Educators and Superintendents Urge a Safe Return to School This Fall

07/08/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on #SenateFail Day of Action to Demand Senate Passage of HEROES Act

07/08/20

AFT Launches Second $1 Million Ad Campaign Urging Senate to Return to Washington to Pass Needed Education Funding

07/07/20

New Data Shows Majority of Educators Willing to Go Back to School if Key Safety Conditions Are Met

07/06/20

American Federation of Teachers Joins #StopHateforProfit Initiative

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.