In light of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's big victory yesterday, reupping this piece about how my union, the @uaw.org, was the first to endorse his campaign last fall & has remained among his strongest supporters in labor ever since.

take a shot every time a news anchor says “zohran mamdani” and “9/11” in the same sentence …. For some reason

it’s pretty …… telling re: where voters heads are at that folks in power both Dem and Republican laid the Islamophobia on sooo unbelievably thick and New York still elected Zohran Mamdani .

Over the weekend a federal court blocked ICE from transferring Sami Hamdi out of California while his case proceeds, after advocacy group CAIR raised concerns about First Amendment violations

An ad in today’s LA Times paid for by San Francisco-based pro-Israel organization “Facts and Logic About the Middle East” calls accusations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza “blood libel” and says “genocide liars deserve the label of ‘antisemite’”

wow Kaiser bought a full page ad in the LA Times to pressure its unionized workers to take its wage offer

British political commentator Sami Hamdi is being held at the Golden State Annex ICE detention center in McFarland after he was taken by federal agents yesterday from SF airport. @CAIRCalifornia says his arrest is retaliation for his pro-Palestine speech www.latimes.com/california/s...

the tidal wave of racist anti-Muslim sentiment directed at Zohran Mamdani and not to mention the weird & poisonous sectarian posturing by Cuomo’s campaign is truly stunning and worth serious news coverage.

the 40th anniversary of the killing of Alex Odeh, a prominent Palestinian American activist, fell over the weekend. he was killed in a bombing of the Santa Ana office where he worked. the case remains unsolved. i wrote about it w/ @gsanroman2.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

"When our member was kidnapped off the streets by ICE, we knew about it before anybody did." This is how unions can play a crucial role in standing up to Trump's war against immigrants.

Californian detained on Gaza-bound flotilla deported to Jordan from Israel prison, by @suhauna.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

this week i wrote abt the family of a San Fernando Valley man who was among hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists detained when Israeli naval forces seized their boats. now, LA-based journalist Emily Wilder who was on a second convoy has been detained www.latimes.com/california/s...

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law a deal that will allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers in California to bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors. we wrote about how the union process would work: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Responding to the Trump administration‘s hampering of federal regulators, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill greatly expanding California’s power over workplace disputes and union elections. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Army vet George Retes Jr. was trying to get to work on July 10 at Glass House during an ICE raid. He was handcuffed and jailed for 3 days without explanation. After he wrote about his arrest, DHS accused him of assault, which he called a baffling accusation. www.latimes.com/california/s...

This is the story, in federal workers’ words, of “what happened when the world’s most powerful man unleashed the world’s richest one on the world’s most complex institution.” www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

After 8 months hiding in the basement of an L.A. church fearing immigration agents, a Venezuelan mom decided to voluntarily leave the U.S. split up her family and try to make a life in Mexico. story by @melissagomez.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Loyola Marymount University has abruptly stopped recognizing its faculty union after 10 months of negotiations, citing constitutional religious exemptions, @suhauna.bsky.social reports www.latimes.com/business/sto...

CBP got their raid sweeps down to less than 7 minutes here in LA. By the time reporters receive tips, the raids are done and the feds are gone and with them, people. Trying to document and find patterns for these raids as a reporter has been extremely frustrating and demoralizing. It really sucks

Exactly. The real story here is that Trump is unwilling or unable to reign in workplace raids despite half-hearted rhetorical gestures to the contrary.

Long Beach cancels annual Día de los Muertos parade over fears of immigration raids The city-sponsored parade draws large crowds to Long Beach. The decision was made because it’s “a large and very public outdoor event,” a spokesperson said. By @suhauna.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

NEW: The classic of all classic diners The Original Pantry is reopening with new owners — including all former employees, in a deal pushed by their very shrewd union, Unite Here Local 11. More via @suhauna.bsky.social 🗒️ www.latimes.com/business/sto...

The push to repeal L.A.'s $30-per-hour minimum wage for hotel and airline workers went down in flames on Monday, falling short of the signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. w/ @suhauna.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Today, we announced that 80% of the union members @latimes.com are ready to vote yes to authorize a strike. It has been three years without a contract, without a cost of living raise, without meaningful effort from our leaders to bargain a fair contract. We deserve better. So do our readers.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

gaza journalist Anas Al-Sharif has been killed. he was reporting on israeli bombardment an hour ago. no forgiveness for newsroom leaders in the west who manufactured consent for the mass murder of palestinian journalists. inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

In Los Angeles, it's the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure, with labor leaders and business groups waging a high-stakes battle over tourism wages, CEO pay, city tax cuts and other issues. w/ @suhauna.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Here’s the moment LAPD ordered media along with protestors against the wall, despite requests for a supervisor as well as reminders that PC409.7(b) specifically exempts media from dispersal orders. Never made contact with a PIO. didn’t speak with a supervisor for a very long time after being cuffed.

Several news outlets and journalism groups urge intervention to stop Israel’s starving and killing of Palestinian journalists

palestinian journalists in Gaza are selling their equipment to buy food

Latino neighborhoods overwhelmingly targeted in immigration raids, rights group says

immigration raid at cannabis farm led a farmworker to fall several stories from a building. the worker is not expected to survive. www.latimes.com/california/s...

L.A.'s hotel union, which just won a $30/hour minimum wage, is launching two new ballot measures. One hikes the city's minimum wage. The other puts new restrictions on development or expansion of hotels, stadiums and the Convention Center. w/ @suhauna.bsky.social www.latimes.com/business/sto...

at least five car washes in L.A. and Orange counties have been targeted by federal immigration agents in recent days, w/ more reports rolling in this afternoon. ~26 people were taken at these locations—some in unmarked vehicles. the vast majority were workers. story: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

"They are grabbing people." "All of us are scared." "I just want my dad back." At least five car washes in L.A. and Orange counties have been targeted by immigration agents, @suhauna.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/business/sto... @latimes.com

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.

NEW: University of California has named its new president: James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas. Milliken will lead UC at a challenging time as it faces multiple investigations and funding threats from the Trump administration: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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/...

Trump 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 [email protected] 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...

NEW: The Trump administration has detained a UCLA international student at the U.S.-Mexico border. She is currently in CBP custody. The detention comes as the administration has cancelled more than 1,000 student visas across the U.S. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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...

In 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...

UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.

NEW — 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:

Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...

I 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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