Andrea Hsu

The House has approved a bill to slash the time it takes for newly unionized workers to get a first contract. The measure allows for government intervention if a deal is not reached within 90 days. (Image credit: Graeme Sloan) The House has approved a bil... See more

Updated June 10, 2026 at 5:09 AM PDT Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. It's a problem the labor movement has decried for years: After a successful union election, it takes far too long — an average of 465 days, according to Bloomb... See more

Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. It's a problem the labor movement has decried for years: After a successful union election, it takes far too long — an average of 465 days, according to Bloomberg Law — for workers and their emplo... See more

LEILA FADEL, HOST: President Trump is taking action on one of his long-standing complaints that it's too hard to fire federal employees - everyone from underperformers to people trying to get in the way of his agenda. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports. ANDREA HSU,... See more

Trump Strips Job Protections From 8,000 Federal Workers Andrea Hsu NPRThe move culminates an effort Trump launched during his first term to strip vast numbers of federal employees of civil service protections designed to insulate their work from political... See more