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![Kate Hilts addresses picketing NEASO members outside the Philadelphia Convention Center, July 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/photo-k-400x300.jpg)
I Work for the US’s Largest Union. Why Would It Hold My Health Care Hostage?
The National Education Association has been using its employees’ health insurance as a bludgeon at the bargaining table.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, on October 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Pushes Harris to Pursue an Agenda That Prioritizes the Working Class
Sanders specifically calls for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit and an increased federal minimum wage.
![Marijuana plants and leaves silhouetted over yellow sky](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-marijuana-400x300.jpg)
Exploitation of Chinese Immigrants Pervades the Marijuana Industry
From unsafe working conditions to wage theft and assault, Chinese immigrant laborers suffer in Oklahoma and beyond.
![President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-sean-o-brian-400x300.jpg)
This Week’s RNC Highlighted the Right’s Strategy for Courting the Working Class
Why did the president of the Teamsters speak at the Republican National Convention? It’s part of the far right’s plan.
![Teamsters president Scott O'Brien shouts into a podium microphone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-teamster-400x300.jpg)
Teamsters President Faces Backlash Following Tweet and RNC Speech
As the union remains silent on its presidential endorsement, the stakes are high for workers impacted by GOP policies.
![A pregnant woman in ppe crosses a busy intersection while talking on her cell phone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-pregnant-worker-400x300.jpg)
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Includes Heat Safety Protections at Work
While the law has been enforceable since 2023, it wasn’t until June that its final regulations went into effect.
![Mike Johnson](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0710-mike-johnson-400x300.jpg)
Unions Urge Lawmakers to Resist GOP Efforts to Undo Pro-Labor Rules
A joint letter lists over a dozen recently finalized or pending rules that are in congressional Republicans' crosshairs.
![A teacher in a red coat holds a sign reading "STOP THE SPIN; COME BACK, AND BARGAIN HONESTLY" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0710-denver-teacher-400x300.jpg)
Right-Wing Group Hosts Summit to Teach Educators How to Undercut Their Unions
The union-busting summit follows fresh wins by the Freedom Foundation in its campaign to take down teachers’ unions.
![The facade and frieze of the U.S. Supreme Court building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0710-scotus-building-400x300.jpg)
The Supreme Court Is Demolishing Decades of Precedent on Workers’ Rights
A flurry of Supreme Court rulings this term has undermined workers and underscored the court’s anti-union agenda.
![Members of the National Education Association Staff Organization participated in a picket line outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center from July 4 to July 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-neaso-400x300.jpg)
Why Did the National Education Association Just Lock Out Its Own Staffers?
The US’s largest labor union has retaliated against the three-day strike of its 350 staff members.