Press Releases

07/20/20

Florida educators file lawsuit to stop reckless, unsafe reopening of public school buildings

07/20/20

AFT Report: Education Job Losses to Top 1.4 Million without Urgent Federal Stimulus

07/18/20

American Federation of Teachers Officers Remember US Rep. and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

07/14/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Rescission of International Student Ban

07/11/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump Administration’s Decision to Force International Higher Education Students to Attend In-Person Classes

07/10/20

Pediatricians, Educators and Superintendents Urge a Safe Return to School This Fall

07/08/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on #SenateFail Day of Action to Demand Senate Passage of HEROES Act

07/08/20

AFT Launches Second $1 Million Ad Campaign Urging Senate to Return to Washington to Pass Needed Education Funding

07/07/20

New Data Shows Majority of Educators Willing to Go Back to School if Key Safety Conditions Are Met

07/06/20

American Federation of Teachers Joins #StopHateforProfit Initiative

07/02/20

AFT's Weingarten on Betsy DeVos' Cynical White House Education Plan

06/30/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Senate Democrats’ $430 Billion Relief Bill for Education and Child Care

06/30/20

AFT’s Weingarten on Supreme Court Decision in Espinoza

06/29/20

Michigan Medicine Physician Assistants say ‘Union Yes’

06/22/20

Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten after Federal Judge Holds Betsy DeVos Accountable for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Debacle

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