Suhauna Hussain is a business reporter covering California labor and workplace issues for the Los Angeles Times. She joined the paper as a reporting fellow in December 2018. She has previously written for the Tampa Bay Times, the Center for Public Integrity, the East Bay Express and the Chronicle of Higher Education and got her start in journalism at Berkeley’s independent student-run newspaper, the Daily Californian. Hussain was raised in L.A. and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in political economy.
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Former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz acted unlawfully when he told an employee: ‘If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company,’ NLRB finds.
Oct. 4, 2024
Instead of hiring delivery drivers directly, Amazon relies on a network of outside companies. Drivers are pushing back and taking steps toward unionizing.
Sept. 24, 2024
More than 130 employees at a CVS specialty pharmacy in Redlands are seeking a union election. The move is part of a movement in the U.S. to organize the industry.
Sept. 23, 2024
The Council of UC Faculty Assns., along with faculty associations from seven UC campuses, filed a 581-page unfair labor practice charge Thursday with California’s Public Employment Relations Board.
Sept. 23, 2024
The Mercury News reported this week that Albino’s niece in Oakland, using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department — found her uncle living on the East Coast.
Sept. 21, 2024
A new city reports bolsters a proposal by some L.A. City Council members to raise the minimum wages of hotel and airport workers before the 2028 Olympics.
Sept. 10, 2024
Workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 launched a boycott of the Cameo Hotel and Marriott Beverly Hills hotels in August.
Sept. 5, 2024
Compliance with California’s indoor heat standards varies by industry and workplace. Some workers continue to swelter. Many weren’t aware of the new rules.
Aug. 29, 2024
An NLRB regional director found that Amazon is a joint employer for third-party delivery company Battle-Tested Strategies and unlawfully refused to bargain with drivers.
Aug. 22, 2024
While the new contracts have added to labor costs, hospitality experts said the strike isn’t expected to have a lasting impact on the region’s hotel industry.
Aug. 22, 2024