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.

Press Releases

AFT on Re-election of NJ Sen. Steve Sweeney

AFT President Randi Weingarten on ‘Con Con’ Results

AFT on NJ Governor’s Race

AFT on Virginia Governor’s Race

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Sexual Harassment in the Labor Movement

AFT on GOP Tax Proposal

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Philadelphia Schools Announcement

Georgetown Graduate Employees Announce Majority Support for Union

AFT on GOP State and Local Tax Deduction Deal

AFT Supports Anti-Bullying Legislation

Survey: Teaching Jobs Are Less Stressful in a Collaborative Environment

AFT’s Weingarten on Decision in Maisto Schools Funding Case

AFT President Randi Weingarten on GOP Budget Resolution

AFT Responds to Center for American Progress Charter School Report

AFT Joins NAACP Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Termination of DACA