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Born and raised in Albany, NY, currently residing in Gainesville, Florida.

I graduated in 2012 from Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.

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When Working at Disney World Means Being Trapped in Poverty

When Working at Disney World Means Being Trapped in Poverty

The dozens of motels lining a 15-mile stretch of US Highway 192 just outside of Disney World have a secret in…

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Accidents at Amazon: workers left to suffer after warehouse injuries

Accidents at Amazon: workers left to suffer after warehouse injuries

Guardian investigation reveals numerous cases of Amazon workers being treated in ways that leave them homeles…

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'A National Disgrace': Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification

'A National Disgrace': Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification

For nearly seven years, Hector Zelaya has worked for K&R Transportation as a truck driver in the ports of Los…

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Illinois Prisoners Speak Out-and Then Lose a Cherished Debate Program

Illinois Prisoners Speak Out-and Then Lose a Cherished Debate Program

Prisoners are urging the governor of Illinois to reinstate a debate program at Stateville Correctional Center…

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The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres

The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres

Community members gather in front of the marker commemorating the lynching of Mary Turner and the other 1918 …

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Tesla workers speak out: 'Anything pro-union is shut down really fast'

Tesla workers speak out: 'Anything pro-union is shut down really fast'

Elon Musk has said he is 'neutral' about a union but former employees blame their firing on their efforts to …

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‘They're selling the safety of the traveling public': TSA workers decry Trump privatization push

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By Michael Sainato Verified
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The labor union representing workers at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is raising alarms over a new program that will expand privatizing security checkpoints at three airports. The agency informed the union last month of plans to enact the TSA Gold+ program, which would shift security and control of the screening technology into the hands of private contractors at airports in Tampa, Charleston and Des Moines.
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A reminder of why we have unions: Matewan writer and director on the film's lessons for the labor movement

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When John Sayles, a student at Williams College taking time off from his summer factory job, was hitchhiking during the summer of 1970 in West Virginia, it was often coalminers who picked him off the main interstate highways. At the time, miners were amid the wake of a contentious union election within the United Mine Workers of America. Fierce tensions had led to the murder of the union reform candidate Joseph Yablonski and his wife in December 1969.
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New survey reveals fears of US farm workers amid Trump's immigration raids

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By Michael Sainato Verified
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Farm workers in the US are reeling from the Trump administration 's crackdown on immigration, including increased raids and deportations, according to a new survey conducted by the United Farm Workers Foundation released on Thursday. The survey features responses from 2,250 farm workers, many of whom are undocumented, about their experiences with immigration enforcement that has intensified under the second Trump administration.
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