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Eddie Velazquez

@evelazquez.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist covering organized labor and New York state’s housing and childhood lead poisoning crises

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Prism @prismreports.org · 04/08/2026
“To me that would be even less opportunity.” Washington, D.C. lawmakers want to bring autonomous vehicles to the capital, a move that ride-share drivers & other workers say would inhibit their ability to provide for their families during troubling economic times, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.
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Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers
Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber and Lyft drivers, workers say
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Prism @prismreports.org · 03/08/2026
“We just can't believe that a machine can replace all the decades of … clinical judgment & knowledge that we have.” Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about AI in healthcare, a concern shared by nurses across the country, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.
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New York City nurses say AI is replacing them
Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about artificial intelligence in healthcare
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Prism @prismreports.org · 30/07/2026
“If there's not enough food in the house, I'll drive for that purpose.” Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber & Lyft drivers, workers say.
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Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers
Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber and Lyft drivers, workers say
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Eddie Velazquez @evelazquez.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
DSA members pulled off Democrats’ second historic election upset in Onondaga County, NY, in less than a year. An organized campaign and the affordability crisis helped topple a regional titan in almost-30-year-incumbent Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli. Read my story on Central NY’s “Joe Crowley” moment:
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How democratic socialists reshaped the Central New York political landscape
DSA members and progressives helped pull off Democrats' second historic election upset in less than a year.
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Eddie Velazquez @evelazquez.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
NEW from me: Postdocs, professors of practice, teaching professors, and other full-time, non-tenure track Syracuse University faculty want to form a new union. If successful, they could add another 350 unionized workers to approximately 4,000 already unionized. centralcurrent.org/a-rising-tid...
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Another 350 workers at Syracuse University could unionize
If the educators and researchers at Syracuse University vote to form the union, they could add another 350 unionized workers to SU's staff.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 16/03/2026
“We have to fix the game, it is rigged against us right now. The gears of this city are moved by working people every single day.” A new legislative proposal for $30 minimum wage aims to meet the cost of living in New York City, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.
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Proposal for $30 minimum wage gains steam in New York City
A new legislative proposal would increase the hourly minimum wage to $30 by 2030, a benchmark growing in popularity across the country
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Prism @prismreports.org · 04/03/2026
Historic NYC nurses strike sees wins, but some nurses say contracts fall short, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. The largest strike in city history won concessions on workplace safety & health benefits, but some nurses say contracts do not do enough to protect immigrant & trans staff & workers.
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NYC nurses strike sees wins, but some say contracts fall short
The strike won concessions on workplace safety and health benefits, but some nurses say contracts do not do enough to protect immigrant and trans staff and workers
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Prism @prismreports.org · 15/02/2026
“If I’m not even ensured safety, then how can I ensure their safety to the best of my ability?” While 10,000+ nurses end largest strike in NYC history for fair health care benefits, safe staffing, & workplace safety, others continue striking, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.
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More than 10K nurses end largest strike in NYC history, others continue striking
Unionized nurses are set to vote on tentative agreements with Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospitals, while 4,200 nurses still strike at NewYork-Presbyterian
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Prism @prismreports.org · 21/01/2026
New York City nurses say wealthy hospitals are creating untenable work conditions, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. In the largest nurses strike in city history, the union’s demands include secure & fair health care benefits, safe staffing numbers & better workplace safety protections.
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NYC nurses say wealthy hospitals are creating untenable work conditions
In the largest nurses strike in city history, the union’s demands include fair health care benefits, safe staffing numbers, and better workplace safety
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Sahar Fatima @sfatima.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Activists are demanding that FARM Rio end its partnership with Starbucks over allegations of slavery and child labor in its supply chain, as well as union-busting complaints in the U.S. @evelazquez.bsky.social for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/06/12/f...
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Coalition calls on FARM Rio to ditch Starbucks partnership
Starbucks has been accused of slavery and child labor within its international supply chains, as well as union-busting complaints in the U.S
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Prism @prismreports.org · 12/06/2025
Coalition calls on FARM Rio to ditch Starbucks partnership over slavery, child labor, union-busting allegations, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. The call comes after accusations of slavery & child labor within Starbucks’ intl. supply chains, as well as widespread union-busting complaints in the US.
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Coalition calls on FARM Rio to ditch Starbucks partnership
Starbucks has been accused of slavery and child labor within its international supply chains, as well as union-busting complaints in the U.S
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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 28/05/2025
This excellent article in @prismreports.org describes why workers are organizing for equity—and calling on REI to live up to its values. Read and share! #REIUnion #REIWorkersSpeakOut #OptOutside
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Prism @prismreports.org · 28/05/2025
A new survey from @nelp.org reveals that almost half of REI workers have witnessed racial discrimination, along with widespread age/gender discrimination & growing discontent with work conditions, @evelazquez.bsky.social‬ reports: prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r...
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Nearly half of REI workers reported racial discrimination on the job, survey finds
The National Employment Law Project also found that 64% of workers believe REI is becoming a worse place to work
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Amid reports of racial discrimination, < 4% of REI workers say the co-op is becoming a better place to work. My @nelp.org colleague Hannah Chimowitz & I spoke to @evelazquez.bsky.social @prismreports.org about our new survey of REI workers prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r... #REIWorkersSpeakOut
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Nearly half of REI workers reported racial discrimination on the job, survey finds
The National Employment Law Project also found that 64% of workers believe REI is becoming a worse place to work
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Eddie Velazquez @evelazquez.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The ballot measure that advocates in Lincoln, NE, worked to enact, protecting tenants from being discriminated against for the source of their income was approved by voters yesterday by almost 66%. You can read about it in this story I wrote for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2025/04/16/m...
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Eddie Velazquez @evelazquez.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
NEW: Trump reportedly eying cuts to Section 8. ‘It’d be catastrophic’ for Syracuse, NY., advocates say. Not only would cuts to the program result in people losing their housing, but rollbacks could also kill the redevelopment of public housing. That is a project almost a decade in the making
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Syracuse advocates worry about potential Trump cuts to Section 8
SHA Executive Director Bill Simmons said deep cuts to Section 8 could “absolutely” kill the redevelopment of public housing.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 26/04/2025
Landlords across 26 states can legally discriminate against tenants based on rental income, a practice that contributes to the homelessness crisis. On May 6, a special election ballot seeks to end that practice in Lincoln, NE, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. prismreports.org/2025/04/16/m...
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Ballot measure seeks to end source-of-income discrimination
Advocates of the measure on Lincoln, Nebraska's May 6 special election ballot say section 8 voucher users often face discrimination
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 16/04/2025
"Landlords across 26 states in the U.S. are legally able to discriminate against tenants based on the source of their rental income." "All in all, only about 60% of voucher holders are protected against source-of-income discrimination." #Nebraska #USA #Housing
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Ballot measure seeks to end source-of-income discrimination
Advocates of the measure on Lincoln, Nebraska's May 6 special election ballot say section 8 voucher users often face discrimination
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Prism @prismreports.org · 12/03/2025
Street vendors & other NYC immigrant workers brace for renewed deportation threats under Trump, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. Advocates focus on fortifying labor protections for immigrant workers at the state & local level: “These are frontline workers who are feeding & serving every New Yorker.”
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NYC immigrant workers brace for renewed deportation threats
Advocates are focused on fortifying labor protections for street vendors and other immigrant workers at the state and local level
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Lara Witt @femmfeministe.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
“You go to fight a landlord by yourself, he will eat you up. He will eat you up cold. He has more money than you. We have to understand we are stronger together.” By Eddie Velaszquez for @prismreports.bsky.social prismreports.org/2025/01/09/b...
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Brooklyn tenant association wins $250,000 in waived rent
A judge sided with the tenants at 1616 President St., who held a rent strike for four years to demand significant and necessary repairs
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Eddie Velazquez @evelazquez.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Reporting from the sleepy Brooklyn housing bureau: Tenants across the country are organizing and winning significant concessions from their landlords. What does this organizing mean for renters? Where can it go? I spoke with folks at the newly formed Tenants Union Federation to find out
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Prism @prismreports.org · 09/01/2025
Brooklyn tenant association wins $250,000 in waived rent in major victory, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. A judge sided with the tenants at 1616 President St., who held a rent strike for four years to demand significant & necessary repairs from their landlord. prismreports.org/2025/01/09/b...
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Brooklyn tenant association wins $250,000 in waived rent
A judge sided with the tenants at 1616 President St., who held a rent strike for four years to demand significant and necessary repairs
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Prism @prismreports.org · 10/12/2024
Report details grim financial reality for workers at trading card retailer TCGPlayer, Eddie Velazquez reports. About 87% of the workers at the Syracuse facility for the eBay-owned trading card game retailer earn less than a living wage for the area. prismreports.org/2024/12/10/r...
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Report details grim financial reality for workers at TCGPlayer
About 87% of the workers at the Syracuse facility for the eBay-owned trading card game retailer earn less than a living wage for the area
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