Press Releases

09/05/17

Temple University Adjuncts and Full-Time Faculty Win New Contract

09/05/17

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to DACA Repeal

08/29/17

AFT President Weingarten on Hurricane Harvey

08/28/17

AFT on 2017 Phi Delta Kappa Poll on Public Schools

08/26/17

AFT Leaders on Trump's Pardon of Arpaio

08/23/17

AFT Applauds Mass. Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Student Loan Servicer over Systemic Failures

08/21/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Gallup Survey Showing Increased Support for Public Education

08/15/17

AFT’s Weingarten on the Fifth Anniversary of DACA

08/13/17

Statement of AFT Higher Education Leaders on White Supremacist Actions in Charlottesville

08/13/17

AFT Leaders Call for Action, Respond to White Supremacist Terrorism

08/12/17

AFT Statement on White Supremacist Demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.

08/10/17

AFT Leaders Respond to Hearing on Gary B. v. Snyder Case in Detroit

08/03/17

AMPR and AFT Affiliate to Combat Austerity and Fight for Public Education and Economic Opportunity for the People of Puerto Rico

08/03/17

AFT Virginia Endorses Northam for Governor

08/02/17

Labor Acts to Kick-Start Career-Tech Education for Infrastructure Careers

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