Press Releases

04/23/20

Coronavirus could crater school funding if we fail to act now: Report

04/23/20

AFT Donates 10,000 Books to Homeless NYC Students and Families amid Coronavirus Crisis

04/22/20

Betsy DeVos Is Exploiting Crisis, Failing to Do Her Job: Weingarten

04/21/20

AFT Blasts President Trump’s Plan to Halt Immigration

04/20/20

‘Army of Temps’ Report Reveals Grave Plight of Contingent College Faculty

04/14/20

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction

04/12/20

AFT’s Weingarten and Local Union Leaders Praise ‘Historic’ Virginia Collective Bargaining Bill despite Unnecessary Delay Imposed by Governor

04/09/20

Weingarten and Mulgrew Call on Federal Government to Help Unemployed Workers and Families of Deceased Workers During Pandemic

04/09/20

Lyft, American Federation of Teachers to Provide Frontline COVID-19 Workers with Access to Discounted Rides in Communities Nationwide

04/09/20

AFT Slams New Trump Rule Exposing Frontline Workers to COVID-19

03/30/20

American Federation of Teachers Mourns the Passing of Rev. Joseph Lowery

03/27/20

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s Statement on House Approval of CARES Act

03/26/20

125,000+ Sign Nurse’s Petition Calling on Trump and Pence to Use Defense Production Act to Provide Urgently Needed Masks and Protective Equipment

03/25/20

American Federation of Teachers President’s Statement on Senate COVID-19 Stimulus

03/22/20

American Federation of Teachers Endorses Joe Biden for President

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.