suhauna hussain
reporter @ LA Times covering labor and workplace issues.
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- Palestinian journalist Yahya Sobeih met his newborn daughter for the first time, posted a photo with her, and mere hours later was murdered when an Israeli airstrike targeted a thai restaurant in Gaza operating as a community kitchen.
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- another very hard day in our newsroom here’s the statement posted by leadership of the Los Angeles Times Guild, the union of @latimes.com journalists, about layoffs today: latguild.com/news/2025/5/...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainTrump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in LA and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins at ICE offices @melissagomez.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
- if there are other stories I should write about turmoil at federal level hitting labor or tourism locally in Los Angeles or California, please don't hesitate to reach out suhauna.hussain@latimes.com or on signal at suhauna.77
- wrote abt how DOGE dismantling of a little-known agency that mediates labor disputes has thrown a wrench in grocery chains union talks, as well as other negotiations in California www.latimes.com/business/sto...
- wrote abt how DOGE dismantling of a little-known agency that mediates labor disputes has thrown a wrench in grocery chains union talks, as well as other negotiations in California www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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- A group of planners, designers, and field technicians at Southern California Edison on Thursday filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainIn a new @poweratwork.bsky.social blogcast, @mrsethharris.bsky.social is joined by 3 labor reporters: @clauirizarry.bsky.social of @thecity.nyc, @suhauna.bsky.social of @latimes.com, & @shecarrieson.bsky.social, of @orlandoweekly.bsky.social! Watch their discussion now poweratwork.us/reporting-on...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainUPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
- LATEST: At least 45 student visas across the state have been revoked by the Trump administration, California universities report, as numbers grow. A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court against DHS and Kristi Noem www.latimes.com/california/s...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainNEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1. More here:
- Reposted by suhauna hussainEntire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainI wrote about Father Richard Estrada, a defender of immigrants and the downtrodden. He mortgaged his house to help start Jovenes, Inc., was arrested about a dozen times for civil disobedience at protests and left the Catholic Church to stand by his beliefs. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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- X now basically allows endorsements of killing of journalists. Palestinian journalists should be protected as humans, period. But western journalists should also have known that normalizing the killing of journalists abroad would have ripple effects.
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- “Per population, the death toll of Palestinian journalists is roughly equivalent to the killing of 8,500 U.S. newsroom employees.” watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainNEW: The CDC has been gutted this morning. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. from me, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social:
- Important read frm @mackoxenden.bsky.social 🙏🏽
- Reposted by suhauna hussainThree years. Three cities. Seven different doctors. Some misdiagnosed me. Many said my pain was in my head. All of them told me my period pain was normal. Except it was never normal. I had endometriosis and it was ruining my body, even trapping some of my organs together. Here is my story:
- Reposted by suhauna hussainMust read: The Guardian spoke to nine children whose parents were members of the Black Panther Party — and explored how their lives were forever changed What happens when the United States declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know
- California in settlement talks with Uber, Lyft over wage theft claims www.latimes.com/business/sto...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainWIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
- Reposted by suhauna hussainSignal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats. Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences.
- “The biggest problem is not Western journalists being unable to enter, but the fact that Western media doesn’t respect and value Palestinian journalists” - Hossam Shabat
- Reposted by suhauna hussainBREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him. Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.
- the illustrious @jclarachan.bsky.social is launching a very interesting news letter on pet care ~ and the industry surrounding it ~ read & subscribe here: readtailmail.com/p/welcome-to...
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- Israeli forces killed Gaza journalists Hossam Shabbat and Mohammad Mansour
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- New: subcontracted workers at Long Beach Convention Center were allegedly paid under the table with envelopes of cash, potentially violating wage and tax laws, according to a complaint filed Thursday by Unite Here Local 11 w/ California Labor Commissioner. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
- “Two Hindu professors failed to revive lawsuit alleging that their California university’s addition of caste to its anti-discrimination policy violated their constitutional rights, after a federal appeals court ruled they lacked standing to sue.” news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
- during Ramadan, many Muslims lean into being more nocturnal. A growing crop of nighttime community events in Southern California now draw thousands of people @yusramf.bsky.social reports laist.com/news/los-ang...
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- ICE over the years has gained access to a vast network of license plate reader data from sanctuary areas - such as Westchester county- that could aid its raids and enforcement actions. from @jmbooyah.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Heard frm community immigration advocate there’s worry this potential ban could impact any Pakistani or Afghan national without durable status or lawful permanent residency—meaning they could be at risk of being locked out if traveling outside the US now. They’re advising folks to return asap
- Several prominent US journalists and newsroom leaders are making statements in support of AP re: targeting by Trump administration. Some of these same folks said little to nothing in the last 17 months about killing of 100+ Palestinian journalists by US-backed Israeli forces.
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- Striking UC workers gathered by Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for early picket line. Around 10 am several hundred protesters in blue & green union shirts carrying “on strike” signs marched down Westwood Blvd, stopping traffic for several blocks Story here: www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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- Reposted by suhauna hussainUnreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
- Reposted by suhauna hussainNew @bloomberg.com: Undocumented workers helped build Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory bloom.bg/41gG6a3
- new: union representing some 20k University of California healthcare, research and technical employees voted to authorize a strike, citing what workers described as systemic & ongoing staffing shortages that erode patient care and hurt research operations www.latimes.com/business/sto...
- unhinged take. india-pakistan partition was among the most bloody, brutal and violent mass migration events in human history.
- Reposted by suhauna hussainThe Trump admin says ICE has custody of migrants sent to Guantanamo, but it's DOD guards in Camp 6, a war-on-terror prison. It won't say who is being held incommunicado there, but we are publishing a list of 53 men in Camp 6. w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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- been getting questions from so many folks about what’s going on at the LA Times. big thanks to @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social for laying it all out. Here’s link to subscribe for more updates from the LA Times Guild: actionnetwork.org/forms/subscr...
- A line cook who no longer leaves her home in Santa Ana except for work. A dishwasher in San Gabriel Valley who confessed to his boss he was in the country without legal status and asked for help. Cindy Carcamo writes on plight of restaurant workers: www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
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- Reposted by suhauna hussainpresident of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
- Union activity over Palestine won’t stop, writes @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social @Labor4Palestine network, urging unions to join BDS effort to end Israel apartheid policies & occupation, has grown to add rank-and-file frm 50 groups including major unions UAW, SEIU, AFSCME inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
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- this story from @melissagomez.bsky.social captures the confusion, disbelief, despair and also determination at the border in tijuana as trump administration disabled CBP One app and canceled all asylum appointments. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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- Border Patrol operation near Bakersfield last week netted 78 arrests, sparking fears among farmworkers across the Central Valley. story from @racheluranga.bsky.social and Andrea Castillo www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
- Reposted by suhauna hussain2/ Since Oct. 7, 2023, Biden and Secretary of State Blinken repeatedly drew lines on humanitarian grounds that the Israelis ostensibly couldn’t cross. The IDF crossed them anyway. And each time, there were no real consequences.
- I wrote abt how employers responded 2 LA fires. some responded swiftly, shutting down offices. some workers felt left to fend 4 themselves. Amazon Flex driver was routed toward PCH rife w/closures. Brentwood restaurant 2 blocks out of evac zone stayed open www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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- If you work in an area impacted by LA fires, how your employer has handled it? Did they tell you to stay home, cancel work? Were you asked to still come in? I want to hear from you. Email me suhauna.hussain@latimes.com or message me on Signal @ suhauna.77
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- congressman Ro Khanna in this twitter thread explains how Dems had several opportunities to clinch a Democratic majority on the National Labor Relations Board for two more years, but repeatedly flubbed @khanna.house.gov
- How the high-speed rail project trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley @melissagomez.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
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