Press Releases

08/17/2018
AFT’s Weingarten and CTU’s Sharkey on Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund’s Divestment from Private Prisons
08/15/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Planned Closure of Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio
08/15/2018
AFT and HFT Respond to Houston Schools Meeting State Standards
08/14/2018
AFT Statement on Chaotic First Day of School in Puerto Rico
08/12/2018
AFT Responds to Neo-Nazi Rally in Washington
08/10/2018
American Federation of Teachers on Puerto Rico Supreme Court Ruling on Vouchers and Charters
08/10/2018
American Federation of Teachers on Teacher College Report
08/10/2018
Hedge Fund Billions Invested in Private Prisons Exposed
08/07/2018
UVM Medical Center Nurses’ Survey: Getting Medical Appointments Can Take Months
07/27/2018
Puerto Rico Teachers Vote Again to Affiliate with AFT
07/25/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten Responds to DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Rewrite
07/24/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Senate Vote to Reauthorize the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
07/21/2018
American Federation of Teachers on the New Mexico School Funding Ruling
07/20/2018
Judge Allows AFT to Examine Project Veritas Documents
07/19/2018
American Federation of Teachers Condemns Anti-Democratic Events in Israel
07/17/2018
AFT Slams DeVos Agenda, Passes Trove of Path-breaking Resolutions at Biennial Convention
07/16/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Meeting with Putin
07/15/2018
Education Underfunding Tops $19 Billion over Decade of Neglect
07/13/2018
AFT’s Weingarten Lays Out Path Forward for Unions, 2018 Elections and Defense of American Democracy in AFT Convention Speech
07/12/2018
American Federation of Teachers Stands with UVM Medical Center Nurses
07/09/2018
AFT Opposes Kavanaugh Nomination
06/28/2018
Oregon State University Faculty Union Is Certified
06/27/2018
America Needs Unions Now More than Ever As Supreme Court Sides with Corporate Billionaires Rigging Economy against Workers
06/26/2018
AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s Muslim Ban Decision
06/21/2018
Brown University Graduate Employees Sign Landmark Union Agreement with Administration

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