There will be five special meal functions at the convention that require entry tickets. They are listed below, along with links to informational flyers when applicable. Download the order form here:
Note: deadline for purchasing tickets in advance is
Thurs., July 3.
AFT Public Employees Breakfast ![]()
Saturday, July 12
7:45 a.m.
Room 301-304
Speaker: David Cay Johnston, former Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author
AFT Higher Education Breakfast
Saturday, July 12
8:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom
Comments: Ed McElroy and Randi Weingarten
AFT PSRP Breakfast ![]()
Saturday, July 12
8:00 a.m.
Room 309-312
Greetings: U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and a performance by local high school gospel choir
AFT Human Rights Award Luncheon ![]()
Saturday, July 12
12:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
AFT President's International Freedom and Democracy Award: 88 Generation Student's Group Recipient
AFT Women’s Rights Awards Breakfast ![]()
Monday, July 14
8:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom
Speaker and Awardee: Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay activist









