Press Releases

04/18/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Congratulates California State Teachers’ Retirement System Trustee Sharon Hendricks on Election to PRI Association Board

04/18/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls for Full Transparency with Mueller Report Release

04/18/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Delivers Major Address on the Crisis in the Teaching Profession, Details Agenda to Fund Our Future and Secure the Freedom to Teach

04/17/19

AFT’s Weingarten on Tentative Union Agreement for Rutgers Faculty and Grads

04/12/19

AFT Celebrates Passage of RISE Act to Nationally Recognize Contributions of Classified Public School Employees

04/10/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Senate Introduction of the Medicare for All Act of 2019

04/05/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Introduction of the Tax Fairness for Workers Act

04/04/19

AFT President Reacts to Rutgers Diversity Initiative

04/03/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams Education Department for Deliberate Sabotage of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

04/02/19

Joint Statement from AFT President Randi Weingarten And AMPR President Aida Diaz on resignation of Julia Keleher and nomination of Eleuterio Álamo Education Secretary in Puerto Rico

04/02/19

AFT Stands with Congressional Efforts to Protect Americans’ Healthcare

03/29/19

Weingarten Responds to Betsy DeVos’ Lies about Teachers Unions

03/28/19

Federal Judge Denies James O’Keefe’s Attempt to Dodge Accountability for Illegal Michigan Sting

03/27/19

AFT’s Weingarten on President Trump’s Craven Attack on Puerto Rico

03/27/19

AFT President Randi Weingarten Celebrates Public Schools Week

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.