Press Releases

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

05/15/20

Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on House Passage of the HEROES Act

05/13/20

Supermajority of Americans Support Stimulus for States, Cities and Towns

05/12/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Introduction of HEROES Act

05/12/20

AFT Releases ‘Capstone’ Projects to Engage Students Remotely as School Year Draws to Close

05/11/20

American Federation of Teachers Executive Council Votes to Move July Convention Online

05/07/20

American Federation of Teachers Secures Personal Protective Equipment for Frontline Healthcare Providers

05/06/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten and AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech on Department of Education’s ‘Equitable Services’ Guidance for CARES Act Funding

05/06/20

AFT’s Randi Weingarten on Department of Education’s Title IX Rule Changes

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