👤 Michael Sainato

16 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
16
2026-08-27 – 2026-10-10
Claims per article
30
483 extracted in total
Hedged claims
9%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,997
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
62%
Crime & Law
12%
Environment
6%
Health
6%
Other
6%
Technology
6%
Most-tagged topics
AmericansHouseAmericanGuardianNew YorkStarbucksAFGEAgency

Leaning

-0.62 average ± 0.04 · -0.65 median · 8 scored articles
Sits to the left of their own outlet, which averages -0.29 — the whole interval clears it. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-04 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Mass shootings leave two people dead in Georgia and 12-year-old girl dead in Baltimore
9 outlets covered this event
2026-10-10 · The Guardian · Politics
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-04 · The Guardian · Crime & Law
Trump’s ex-labor secretary drank on job and created ‘toxic’ work environment, report alleges
3 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-10 · The Guardian · Politics
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain easily wins re-election
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-09-29 · The Guardian · Politics
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-29 · The Guardian · Environment
EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-08-27 · The Guardian
In a Pennsylvania congressional swing district, a Republican incumbent faces allegations over embellishing résumé
🔮 His campaign would not comment on whether he ever used his real estate license, or made any sales. assertive
2026-09-06 · The Guardian
‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires
🔮 He began reading about the union drive at Starbucks and spoke with a friend who would shoot the film for him. assertive
2026-09-07 · The Guardian
US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
🔮 The poll also found young workers trust unions at higher rates, with 57% of young workers who are not in a union stating that they would join one if it were an option. assertive
2026-09-09 · The Guardian
Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns
🔮 The universal adoption of electronic shelf labels in grocery stores across the US could cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages while further driving up grocery costs, according to a report released on Tuesday. assertive
2026-09-14 · The Guardian
House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt
🔮 House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prevent workers from having their wages garnished for medical debt collection. assertive
2026-09-18 · The Guardian
Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
🔮 Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the company. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Guardian
Revenge of the labor movement: Democrats with union backgrounds aim to retake Congress
🔮 Several nominees are running in heavily blue districts, making it almost certain they will win the seat in November’s midterms, while others are in highly contested races that are likely to determine control of the House and possibly the Senate. assertive
2026-09-20 · The Guardian
‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge
🔮 According to a May report by the government accountability office (GAO), 7,709 miner beneficiaries were receiving black lung benefits in 2024. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Guardian
Starbucks baristas reel from surges in health insurance costs: ‘I’m considering a second job’
🔮 The changes come as Starbucks Workers United launched a boycott last month against the company demanding a union contract, what would be the first since stores started to unionize in December 2021. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Guardian
Stung by Trump, machinists union campaigns for affordability in midterms
🔮 Bryant emphasized that several union members, including those with IAM, voted for Trump in 2024 because of promises that he would fix the economy and make things more affordable. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Guardian
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
🔮 Scott has introduced a bill, the Protecting Children Act, which would improve data collection and usage to inform child labor enforcement. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Guardian
Mass shootings leave two people dead in Georgia and 12-year-old girl dead in Baltimore
🔮 Peavy added that about 25 people were taken to the hospital and as 35 people may have been wounded. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Guardian
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
🔮 They decided it would be a great idea to make their employees upset,” said Jones. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Guardian
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain easily wins re-election
🔮 UAW members are united and want us to keep fighting and building on what we’ve done,” said Shawn Fain in a statement on his re-election win, citing upcoming contract negotiations at John Deere, Volvo and General Dynamics Land Systems in 2027, and the big three automaker contracts expiring on May Day in 2028. assertive
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