Press Releases

01/06/23

AFT President Weingarten Decries Latest Shooting in Classroom in Virginia

12/22/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Welcomes Senate Passage of Omnibus Spending Bill

12/14/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten and Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence Co-Founder Abbey Clements Join Educators, Families and Survivors in Marking Somber 10-Year Anniversary of Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary

12/10/22

AFT Surpasses 1 Million Book Giveaway Goal, Commits to Another Million in the New Year to Promote Student Literacy, Stoke Joy of Reading

12/08/22

State Education Commissioner Sued Over Funding of Voucher Program

12/05/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten, Washington State Nurses Association Executive Director David Keepnews and Anne Goldman Mourn Loss of Home Healthcare Worker Murdered on the Job, Call for OSHA Standard on Workplace Violence Prevention

12/04/22

AFT’s Weingarten on Donald Trump’s Unhinged Call to Suspend the U.S. Constitution

11/30/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Congratulates Newly Elected House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

11/29/22

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Mike Pompeo’s Latest Claim that She Is the ‘Most Dangerous Person in the United States’ (Previously ‘the World’)

11/29/22

AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates Senate Passage of Landmark Bill Codifying Federal Protections for Same-Sex Marriages

11/22/22

AFT’s Weingarten Lauds Biden Administration’s Pause on Student Loan Payments

11/20/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Calls Colorado and New Mexico Shootings Tragic, Renews Call to Action on Gun Safety

11/17/22

AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Pelosi’s Announcement that She Will Step Down as Speaker and Pass Torch, Praises Her Historic Leadership

11/16/22

AFT, America’s Fastest-Growing Healthcare Union, Unveils Report Detailing Troubling Healthcare Staffing Crisis

11/15/22

AFT Announces $75,000 Donation to Support the Recovery of Educators in Puerto Rico

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.