Press Releases

02/06/20

West Virginia Educator and AFT President Call on Administration to Halt Cruel Cuts to Programs for Children and Families

02/05/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Impeachment Vote

02/04/20

AFT's Weingarten Responds to Trump's State of the Union Address

01/31/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Education Department ‘Fix’ for Loan Forgiveness

01/22/20

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to Oral Arguments in Espinoza v. Montana

01/22/20

AFT and Student Defense Sue DeVos for Breaking Federal Law to Help Predatory For-Profit Colleges

01/21/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Delay in Ruling on the Affordable Care Act

01/08/20

Educators Laud Temporary Injunction to Stop State Takeover of Houston Schools

12/29/19

Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on Anti-Religious Violence in New York and Texas

12/19/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Praises House’s Removal of SALT Cap

12/19/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates House’s Passing of USMCA

12/19/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Final Passage of Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Bill

12/19/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Texas v. United States Affordable Care Act Case

12/18/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to House Vote to Impeach 45th President of the United States

12/13/19

Education, Civil Rights and Community Groups Respond to News of Planned Protest at Democratic Presidential Forum in Pittsburgh

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.