Press Releases

10/21/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Praises Sen. Warren’s Public Education Plan

10/18/19

Union Leaders Congratulate University of New Mexico Faculty on Vote to Unionize

10/18/19

AFT Unveils Special Edition of To Kill a Mockingbird at Human Rights Conference, Announces Renewed Commitment to Teaching Racial Justice

10/17/19

Statements of AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson on the Death of US Rep. Elijah Cummings

10/17/19

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Joins Chicago Educators and School Staff on Day One of Strike

10/15/19

Statement of American Federation of Teachers and Providence Teachers Union on Final Plan for State Takeover of Providence, RI, Schools

10/15/19

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Reauthorization of Higher Education Act

10/11/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Congressional Democrats’ Action on Loan Forgiveness

10/08/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Supreme Court’s Bostock v. Clayton County

10/05/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates World Teachers’ Day

10/01/19

AFT’s Weingarten Slams DeVos’ Sickening Attack on Teachers

09/26/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Inadequate Higher Education Package

09/24/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Formal Impeachment Inquiry

09/20/19

Graduate Workers Slam Trump Rule to Strip Them of Right to Unionize

09/10/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Census Poverty Data

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.