Sydney Pereira

Sydney Pereira is a journalist based in Brooklyn. She covers the intersection between social justice and health, labor, and climate change. Her work has been published in Gothamist/WNYC, Newsweek, Pat

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With their workplaces subject to criminalization, abortion providers face post-Roe America

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a femme in blue scrubs and a medical glove on their right hand looks down at a pregnancy test they're holding

Self-checkout systems create headaches for cashiers

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Self-checkout systems create headaches for cashiers

How a majority BIPOC worker co-op is disrupting the field of therapy

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a Black femme doctor in a white long-sleeved jacket sits with a laptop in her lap, gesturing towards the screen while she tal

How worker cooperatives shift power to workers 

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middle-aged man holds an iPad as four younger colleagues stand around him in a warehouse

The pandemic sparked a workers’ rights movement, but Congress hasn’t caught up

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a dense crowd stands outside the U.S. Capitol holding signs in support for $15 minimum wage and better workers' rights

Without accessible child care and economic support, low-income parents are pushed into financial insecurity

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Without accessible child care and economic support, low-income parents are pushed into financial insecurity

COVID-19 energized worker-led organizing, but hurdles to collective action remain

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COVID-19 energized worker-led organizing, but hurdles to collective action remain

Confronted with the holiday rush, understaffing, and Omicron, retail workers are organizing and speaking out

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Confronted with the holiday rush, understaffing, and Omicron, retail workers are organizing and speaking out

How low-wage workers are taking back power in the ‘Great Resignation’

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How low-wage workers are taking back power in the ‘Great Resignation’