Press Releases

05/09/18

American Federation of Teachers Congratulates Members and Retirees on Election Day Victories

05/09/18

AFT’s Weingarten on CFPB Director Mulvaney’s Closure of Key CFPB Office

05/09/18

AFT Response to Project Veritas Video

05/08/18

AFT Responds to Latest in Project Veritas Case

05/04/18

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Trump’s NRA Speech

05/04/18

American Federation of Teachers Michigan Affiliate Back in Court with Project Veritas

05/02/18

Arizona AFT and AFT Disappointed in Final Arizona Budget Package

05/01/18

AFT Responds to Goldwater Institute on Arizona Teacher Strikes

05/01/18

American Federation of Teachers on Arizona Budget Proposal for Teachers

04/27/18

AFT President Comes to Arizona on Monday to Support Teachers, More Education Funding

04/26/18

AFT Statement on Leadership Conference’s Civil Rights Principles for Higher Education Act Reauthorization

04/26/18

PFT President Jordan and AFT President Weingarten on Introduction of Private Bill to Grant Permanent Resident Status to Hernandez Family

04/25/18

Arizona American Federation of Teachers Recommends Plan to Pay for Additional School Funding, Educators’ Pay Raises

04/24/18

American Federation of Teachers and Affiliates Respond to Surge of Suspected Project Veritas Attacks

04/21/18

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on latest news about closure of schools in Puerto Rico

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.