Press Releases
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08/31/2016
AFT on Draft ‘Supplement Not Supplant’ Education Regulations
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08/30/2016
AFT’s Weingarten on Hillary Clinton’s Agenda on Mental Health
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08/30/2016
AFT’s Weingarten on Economic Policy Institute Report on Nonunion Wages
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08/29/2016
AFT on 2016 PDK Poll
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08/26/2016
AFT’s Weingarten on Hillary Clinton’s Speech and the 'Trump Effect'
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08/25/2016
AFT Reacts to ITT Tech Enforcement Action
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08/24/2016
AFT President Randi Weingarten on NLRB Decision in Hyde
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08/23/2016
University of Chicago Graduate Workers Welcome NLRB Ruling
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08/23/2016
Cornell Graduate Employees Welcome NLRB Ruling in Columbia
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08/23/2016
AFT President Randi Weingarten on NLRB Ruling in Columbia
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08/22/2016
AFT’s Weingarten on Calif. Supreme Court’s Decision to Decline to Hear Vergara
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08/11/2016
Hillary Clinton Sweats the Details of Economic Policy in Michigan Speech
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08/11/2016
Civil Rights Leaders Express Outrage over FBI Student Profiling Program
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08/09/2016
Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the Economic Policy Institute’s Report on the Widening Teacher Pay Gap
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08/09/2016
AFT President Weingarten on the NCSL’s New Report
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08/08/2016
California Federation of Teachers Files Complaint Against Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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08/03/2016
AFT Applauds New Jersey Public Pension Hedge Fund Divestment
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08/02/2016
AFT Submits Over 5,000 Comments to Department of Education Regarding ESSA Proposed Regulations
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07/25/2016
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s Remarks at Democratic National Convention
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07/22/2016
AFT Applauds Sen. Kaine Selection as Clinton’s Running Mate
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07/19/2016
AFT Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
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07/18/2016
AFT President Randi Weingarten Delivers Speech at 2016 AFT Convention in Minneapolis
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07/15/2016
AFT Statement on Trump’s Selection of Pence as Running Mate
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07/15/2016
Latest Update on AFT Convention in Minneapolis
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07/12/2016
Unions Representing Healthcare Workers Petition for Workplace Safety
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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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