Press Releases

09/12/23

AFT Launches Ad Buy Touting Real Solutions over Politics

08/31/23

NEW REPORT: Teacher Burnout Remains High—but Solutions Are at Hand

08/29/23

AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden Delivering Huge Reductions in Cost of Prescription Drugs

08/27/23

AFT Officers Speak Out Against Hateful, Racist Shooting in Jacksonville, Fla.

08/23/23

AFT’s Weingarten Writes to West Virginia University Board of Governors to Push Back on Ruinous Cuts to Program and Staff

08/23/23

AFT, ParentsTogether, American Psychological Association and Others Pen Letter Urging Social Media Giants to Take Immediate Action to Curb Apps’ Negative Impact on Kids’ Mental Health

08/22/23

Educators Decry Latest Gag Orders from HISD Superintendent Mike Miles

08/21/23

Maryland Community College Workers Say ‘Union Yes’

08/14/23

AFT Releases Special Issue of Award-Winning American Educator Magazine Focused on Literacy and Reading Instruction

08/08/23

Ohio State Respiratory Therapists Vote ‘Union Yes’ in 50th AFT Victory This Year as Hot Labor Summer Continues

08/05/23

AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus Elected President of Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

08/03/23

AFT’s Weingarten Slams Florida for Censoring AP Psychology Course

07/31/23

AFT President Randi Weingarten Slams Houston School District’s Plan to Use Libraries as Discipline Centers, Eliminate Librarian Positions

07/24/23

We Continue to Support the Fight for Democracy in Israel

07/22/23

AFT’s Randi Weingarten and Leo Casey Slam ‘Disgusting’ New Florida Claim that Slavery Helped Black People Become Teachers

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