Press Releases

09/21/17

AFT, KOSE, AFT-Kansas Leaders Call for Better Security Following Shooting

09/20/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten: ‘We Are All Puerto Ricans Today; We Are All Virgin Islanders Today”

09/20/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Fordham Institute Teacher Absentee Report

09/15/17

AFT Leaders on Ohio School District Rankings

09/15/17

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to ratify first collective bargaining contract

09/14/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Child Care for Working Families Act

09/13/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on GAIN Act

09/13/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Medicare for All

09/13/17

Puerto Rico Teachers Union and AFT Intervene in Bankruptcy Court to Stop Unprecedented Furloughs and Pension Cuts

09/12/17

National Poll Finds Parents Want Safe, Welcoming, Well-Funded Neighborhood Public Schools; Overwhelmingly Support Public Schools

09/12/17

AFT’s Weingarten on OECD ‘Education at a Glance’ report

09/08/17

DC Teachers Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract

09/08/17

AFT Statement on Senate Actions to Fund Public Education, Reject DeVos’ Cuts

09/07/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Announcement

09/06/17

AFT, First Book and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Partner to Provide Targeted Relief to Educators and Kids Affected by Hurricane Harvey

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.