Press Releases

02/22/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Reacts to Changes in Educational Assessment Requirements for 2020-2021 School Year

02/22/21

OSHA Tells Court It Intends to Prioritize Development of Permanent Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Exposure to Infectious Diseases

02/16/21

New Poll Shows America’s Teachers Want to Return to Classrooms amid Growing Confidence in Safety Guardrails

02/12/21

AFT’s Weingarten on CDC’s Schools Reopening Guidelines

02/10/21

AFT and AAUP Launch New Deal Campaign for Higher Education

02/08/21

AFT Mourns the Passing of Former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

02/03/21

AFT’s Weingarten Slams Mitch McConnell on Schools Comments

02/02/21

WTU: Teachers Want to Go Back to School and Want It Done Safely

01/29/21

Education Leaders Respond to Disturbing Video of School Resource Officer Violence Against a Florida High School Student

01/21/21

AFT’s Weingarten on President Biden’s Executive Order on Safely Reopening Schools

01/19/21

AFT Leaders Mourn Passing of Longtime Colleague and AFT Pennsylvania President Ted Kirsch

01/14/21

AFT’s Weingarten on Biden COVID-19 Rescue Package

01/13/21

BTU, AFT Launch Major Ad Buy Calling on Superintendent Runcie to Stop Putting Medically High-Risk Educators in Danger

01/07/21

AFT’s Weingarten on Betsy DeVos’ Resignation as Education Secretary

01/07/21

AFT on Nomination of Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary

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.