Andrea Hsu
Stories
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Business
4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes
Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?
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Business
Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.
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Politics
America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy
The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.
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Politics
They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen
Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.
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Business
These farmworkers thought a new overtime law would help them. Now, they want it gone
Washington state is among a handful of states with new laws granting farmworkers the right to earn time-and-a-half for overtime work. But for many workers, things haven't turned out as expected.
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Politics
It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death
Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.
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National
Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California
Hotel workers in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Orange County are striking for better wages and working conditions, affecting scores of hotels over the July 4th holiday.
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Business
The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots
In ongoing contract negotiations, pilots at major airlines are pushing for changes in scheduling, to allow for more time at home and fewer missed birthdays and other celebrations.
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Business
Want your hotel room cleaned every day? Hotel housekeepers hope you say yes
Daily room cleaning used to be standard in hotels. Now, the union UNITE HERE is fighting to bring that back, as hotels have cut back citing worker shortages and changing guest preferences.
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Business
Yes, there have been tech layoffs, but the number of job openings remains high
Even with mass layoffs hitting tech companies, the number of job openings in IT remains high. Tech jobs remain a good bet for workers looking for stable, lucrative careers.