Press Releases

07/25/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Healthcare Vote

07/25/17

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Techs Ratify First-Ever Contract with AFT

07/24/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on ‘A Better Deal’ Agenda

07/20/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten Frames David vs. Goliath Battle to Resist Injustice and Reclaim Promise of Public Education in TEACH Keynote

07/16/17

Update on Reported Imminent Beheading of Mujaba’a al-Sweikat

07/15/17

AFT on the Imminent Saudi Beheading of University of Michigan Student

07/13/17

AFT President Reacts to Trumpcare 3.0

07/13/17

AFT on Education Department’s Actions on Campus Sexual Assault

07/10/17

AFT Applauds CFPB on Banning Forced Arbitration in Bank Fraud Cases

07/06/17

AFT Applauds State Attorneys General for Suing Education Secretary for Delay in Regulations to Protect Student Loan Borrowers

06/28/17

Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico and AFT on Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Proceedings

06/26/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to the Trinity Supreme Court Ruling

06/26/17

AFT on Indiana Voucher Study

06/22/17

AFT Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Career and Technical Education

06/22/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Senate Republican Healthcare Bill

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.