Michael Sainato
Economy
Indian Workers Who Make H&M Clothes Claim Factory Used Pandemic to Bust Union
H&M said that it is "deeply concerned about the developments" at the factory and working to "resolve the conflict peacefully."
Michael Sainato
7.21.20
housing
'I Have to Move Into a Homeless Shelter': Coronavirus Evictions Have Begun
As Congress moves to pass a stimulus bill, it may come too late for people already on the verge of losing their homes.
Michael Sainato
3.26.20
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Is Ripping Away Health Insurance for Hourly Workers
"I’m worried if my son gets sick," said one hotel housekeeper who has seen drastic cuts to her hours.
Michael Sainato
3.13.20
money-inequality
Inside the Surging Rage at Trump in Midwest Factory Towns
Conservative areas like Miami County, Indiana, are sick of seeing profitable companies ship jobs offshore despite the president's promises.
Michael Sainato
9.16.19
poverty
When Working in Disney World Means Being Stuck Living in a Cheap Motel
As unionized workers in Florida haggle with Disney in hopes of a wage increase, some of them are living precarious economic existences.
Michael Sainato
6.1.18
RACISM
The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres
Mary Turner and her unborn baby were killed by a racist mob in 1918 in an atrocity that was nearly forgotten.
Michael Sainato
5.25.18