Press Releases

01/14/22

AFT President Demands Salary Increases for Teachers in Puerto Rico

01/13/22

AFT’s Weingarten Echoes Call for Voting Rights Action Now

01/06/22

Statements by AFT-NH and AFT on Tabling of Local Voucher Bill

01/05/22

AFL-CIO and nation’s major nursing unions urge federal court to order the Department of Labor to issue a permanent OSHA standard to protect health care workers against Covid-19

12/29/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns the Passing of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

12/28/21

Health Care Workers Need Mandatory OSHA Protections from COVID-19

12/22/21

Borrowers Welcome Student Loan Payment Pause, Call for Debt Cancellation

12/21/21

Educators and School Staff Respond to White House Testing Plan, Tout Safety Measures to Keep School Buildings Open Safely

12/19/21

Workers Need This: AFT-West Virginia’s Albert and AFT’s Weingarten on Future of Build Back Better

12/17/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Latest COVID Safety Announcements from CDC Aimed at Keeping Students in Classrooms, Limiting Spread of Variants

12/16/21

AFT President Weingarten Thanks Vice President Harris for Highlighting Important Investments in Clean Water; Welcomes Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan

12/16/21

AFT Launches National Taskforce on Teacher and School Staff Shortages

12/14/21

AFT Launches Multiyear, Multimillion-Dollar ‘Reading Opens the World’ Campaign to Spark the Love of Reading

12/13/21

AFT-NH, Teachers, Parents File Lawsuit Against ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law

12/02/21

Latest White House COVID Precautions Will Keep Schools Safely Open In-Person, Educators Say

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