Press Releases

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

05/01/20

Georgetown Graduate Workers Win Groundbreaking First Contract

04/29/20

AFT Launches Landmark Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities

04/28/20

Frontline Workers in Mass National OSHA Filing as Agency Fails to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Pandemic

04/27/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Criticizes DeVos Plan for Distribution of CARES Act Funds

04/24/20

AFT President and Michigan Leaders on Legal Victory for Detroit’s Students

04/23/20

Coronavirus could crater school funding if we fail to act now: Report

04/23/20

AFT Donates 10,000 Books to Homeless NYC Students and Families amid Coronavirus Crisis

04/22/20

Betsy DeVos Is Exploiting Crisis, Failing to Do Her Job: Weingarten

04/21/20

AFT Blasts President Trump’s Plan to Halt Immigration

04/20/20

‘Army of Temps’ Report Reveals Grave Plight of Contingent College Faculty

04/14/20

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction

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.