Press Releases

08/12/17

AFT Statement on White Supremacist Demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.

08/10/17

AFT Leaders Respond to Hearing on Gary B. v. Snyder Case in Detroit

08/03/17

AMPR and AFT Affiliate to Combat Austerity and Fight for Public Education and Economic Opportunity for the People of Puerto Rico

08/03/17

AFT Virginia Endorses Northam for Governor

08/02/17

Labor Acts to Kick-Start Career-Tech Education for Infrastructure Careers

08/01/17

AFT President Rips Illinois Gov. Rauner’s School Funding Veto

07/31/17

AFT President Requests Meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Discuss Fate of 14 Men, including Prospective Western Michigan University Student

07/28/17

Suffolk County Community College Faculty Condemn Trump Speech

07/28/17

AFT’s Weingarten on Defeat of Efforts to Repeal Obamacare

07/26/17

AFT Leaders Respond to NAACP Education Report and Recommendations

07/25/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Senate Healthcare Vote

07/25/17

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Techs Ratify First-Ever Contract with AFT

07/24/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten on ‘A Better Deal’ Agenda

07/20/17

AFT President Randi Weingarten Frames David vs. Goliath Battle to Resist Injustice and Reclaim Promise of Public Education in TEACH Keynote

07/16/17

Update on Reported Imminent Beheading of Mujaba’a al-Sweikat

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.