Andrea Hsu
Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.
Hsu first joined NPR in 2002 and spent nearly two decades as a producer for All Things Considered. Through interviews and in-depth series, she's covered topics ranging from America's opioid epidemic to emerging research at the intersection of music and the brain. She led the award-winning NPR team that happened to be in Sichuan Province, China, when a massive earthquake struck in 2008. In the coronavirus pandemic, she reported a series of stories on the pandemic's uneven toll on women, capturing the angst that women and especially mothers were experiencing across the country, alone. Hsu came to NPR via National Geographic, the BBC, and the long-shuttered Jumping Cow Coffee House.
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A small business owner in Milwaukee poured everything he had into opening the coffee shop of his dreams. His workers had dreams of their own — and they formed a union.
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Workers are winning union elections across the country, but the next step might be more difficult. Collective bargaining can take years, and some workers never see a contract.
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Less than a month after the Amazon Labor Union unionized the first Amazon facility in the U.S., workers at a smaller warehouse across the street begin voting on whether to join the upstart union. -
Workers at a northern Virginia Starbucks explain why they're seeking a union, and what they hope membership will bring.
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Votes are being counted in union elections at Amazon warehouses in New York and Alabama. Starbucks is also seeing a rapid rise in union activity.
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The Biden administration aims to establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes — part of a push to improve care for residents. Doing so amid staffing issues could prove challenging.
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Many people who worked from home for almost two years during the pandemic are finally heading back to the workplace after multiple delays. The transition will be easier for some than others.
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Just as the Washington Football Team rebranded itself as the Washington Commanders, allegations of workplace sexual harassment, including by team owner Dan Snyder, continue to dog the team.
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One decision by the high court upholds a mandate for 10 million health care employees. The other decision blocks the rule meant for 84 million workers at companies.
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UPS needed to hire 100,000 seasonal workers this fall for the holiday season. It's nearly reached its goal, thanks in part to a new application process that sends out offers in 30 minutes or less.
