Press Releases
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02/14/2013
AFT and National Federation of Nurses Approve Affiliation Agreement
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02/14/2013
AFT on President Obama’s Early Childhood Education Proposals
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02/12/2013
AFT President Lauds Senate Passage of VAWA, Calls for Swift Action by House
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02/12/2013
President Obama Lays Out Bold Blueprint to Strengthen Our Nation
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02/12/2013
AFT Statement on Killing of Nigerian Healthcare Workers
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02/08/2013
AFT Praises Ruling Striking Down Discriminatory Education Policies in Tucson
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02/08/2013
AFT President Weingarten Lauds Teacher-Led, Collaborative Education Model
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02/08/2013
AFT Welcomes Charter School Educators in Michigan, California and New York
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02/07/2013
AFT President Lauds Continued Congressional Emphasis on Gun Violence Prevention Measures
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02/07/2013
AFT President Hails Plan to Extend Early Childhood Education
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02/07/2013
AFT Executive Council Endorses Bar-like Assessment for Teachers
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02/07/2013
AFT Statement on Senate Hearing on ESEA Waivers and Reauthorization
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02/05/2013
AFT President Says Immigration Reform Must Address Recruiting Abuses
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02/02/2013
AFT President Lauds Merger of North Dakota Public Employee Unions
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01/31/2013
AFT Disappointed by Treasury Department’s Ruling on Health Coverage
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01/29/2013
AFT Stands with Parents, Community to Fix, Not Close, Schools
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01/29/2013
AFT on President’s Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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01/24/2013
AFT President Calls for Swift Passage of Assault Weapons Ban
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01/22/2013
AFT on Improving High School Graduation Rate
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01/16/2013
AFT on Presidential Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence
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01/10/2013
AFT Statement on Education Week’s Quality Counts 2013 Report
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01/08/2013
AFT on Gates Foundation Report on Measuring Effective Teaching
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01/03/2013
AFT President Calls for Swift Passage of Reasonable Gun Violence-Prevention Legislation
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01/02/2013
AFT on the Cuomo Education Reform Commission Report
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01/02/2013
House Leadership Shamefully Fails to Take Up Superstorm Sandy Relief Bill
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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.
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