Press Releases

01/06/21

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Congressional Certification of 2020 Presidential Election, Condemns Violence in US Capitol

01/06/21

AFT and NYSUT on Reopening New York State’s Schools

12/22/20

AFT on Nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary

12/21/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to Congressional Agreement on the Latest Round of COVID-19 Relief

12/15/20

AFT Leaders Ask Rhode Island Governor to Urge the K-12 Council to Reject or Table the Charter School Expansion Proposal for Providence

12/14/20

Washington Teachers’ Union, UNITE HERE Local 25 Partner to Provide Tutoring to Students of Workers

12/08/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Joe Biden’s Plan to Reopen Schools in First 100 Days

12/04/20

Background Check Numbers Surge Again; Major Retailers DICK’S, Walmart Must Pause Sales of Guns and Ammunition During Holiday Shopping Season

11/24/20

Philly’s University of the Arts says ‘Union Yes’

11/07/20

AFT President Randi Weingarten Congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Winning 270 Electoral Votes and the 2020 Election

11/02/20

PTU Files Lawsuit Seeking to Close Greene Middle School in Providence

10/29/20

AFT, AFSCME, WSNA, and UNAC/UHCP Sue Trump Admin for Shelving Standard That Would Protect America’s Healthcare Workers From Exposure to Infectious Diseases

10/28/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Latest NAEP Report Card

10/28/20

BookWaves Coalition Donates More Than 100,000 Books to Students and Families in Alaska, Guam and Puerto Rico to Support Distance Learning amid the COVID-19 Crisis

10/26/20

AFT Executive Council Passes Resolution to Protect American Democracy

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