Press Releases

07/29/20

American Federation of Teachers Passes Resolution in Support of the Green New Deal

07/29/20

AFT Convention Delegates Endorse Joe Biden for President

07/28/20

AFT Leaders Celebrate the Career of Retiring Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson

07/28/20

AFT President Confronts America’s Triple Crisis, Says Nothing is off the Table if Authorities Fail to Deliver Funding and Safety amid Virus Surge

07/27/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Expresses Disappointment in Republican COVID-19 Relief Proposal

07/24/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Educators Remain Confused over CDC Guidance on School Reopening, Nothing Is Off the Table for Teachers if Schools Aren’t Safe

07/23/20

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Trump’s Hypocrisy on Schools

07/23/20

Thousands of Educators to Gather Virtually for AFT Convention

07/21/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams Trump’s Order to Ban Undocumented Immigrants from Being Counted in 2020 Census

07/20/20

Florida educators file lawsuit to stop reckless, unsafe reopening of public school buildings

07/20/20

AFT Report: Education Job Losses to Top 1.4 Million without Urgent Federal Stimulus

07/18/20

American Federation of Teachers Officers Remember US Rep. and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

07/14/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Rescission of International Student Ban

07/11/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Decision to Force International Higher Education Students to Attend In-Person Classes

07/10/20

Pediatricians, Educators and Superintendents Urge a Safe Return to School This Fall

Press Credentials at AFT Convention

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