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People attend a protest against the U.S attack on nuclear sites, in Tehran, Iran

Daily News Lesson June 23 2025

What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran

Learn more about the details of the United States' military strike on Iran's nuclear sites and how Iran might respond

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers on strike

Daily News Lesson September 26 2023

Striking Hollywood writers and studios close to agreement

SUMMARYWriters and the major studios reached a tentative deal after nearly five months of striking.…

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Daily News Lesson September 19 2023

United Auto Workers go on strike

Learn why car companies haven't paid their workers more over the years

Deadline for railroads to reach tentative deals with unions

Daily News Lesson November 30 2022

House passes bills to stop railroad strike, give rail workers more paid sick leave

Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 30, 2022

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Daily News Lesson September 19 2022

Why 15,000 nurses went on strike in Minnesota

Learn why thousands of nurses are striking in one state

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Lesson Plan September 01 2022

Lesson plan: For Labor Day, explore this labor/management 'negotiation' scenario

In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the role unions played in workers' rights and why we have Labor Day.

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Daily Video March 09 2017

Protesters continue fight for equal rights on International Women's Day

Women around the world stayed away from work and took to the streets to demonstrate the important economic contributions they make as part of the worldwide "Day Without Women" strike Wednesday.

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