Press Releases

05/31/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Federal Budget Bill

05/25/23

AFT Responds to DeSantis’ Announcement of Presidential Run

05/23/23

Public Service Workers Decry Republican Plan to Push Millions of Teachers, Nurses and First Responders Deeper into Debt as US House Takes Up Congressional Review Act Resolution

05/17/23

Faculty Alliance of Miami Win Union at Miami University

05/08/23

International Education Delegation Visits Ukraine to Stand with Country’s Children, Teachers

05/08/23

AFT Applauds Educators Across the Country During Teacher Appreciation Week

05/07/23

The AFT Celebrates Public Service Workers Across the Country

05/06/23

AFT Lifts Up Tireless, Essential Work of Nurses During National Nurses Week

05/03/23

New Report Reveals Gov. DeSantis’ Role in Florida Home Insurance Crisis: Workers and Allies Condemn Governor’s Brazen Corruption

04/26/23

Weingarten Sets Pandemic Record Straight as Republican Attacks Fall Flat

04/25/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says Biden-Harris Re-election Bid Represents Historic Opportunity to Continue Delivering for American People

04/19/23

AFT’s Weingarten on Florida’s Expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

04/18/23

AFT President Weingarten Celebrates Historic Executive Order on Care Work

04/17/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Says SCOTUS Decision on Navient Case Is Huge Win

04/17/23

AFT’s Weingarten Calls Reintroduction of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act a Lifeline

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.