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Author Archives: Alexia Fernández Campbell 

Alexia Fernández Campbell is a senior investigative reporter at the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., where she covers labor and inequality. She previously worked as a staff writer for Vox, The Atlantic, National Journal and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Her 2020 investigation of the federal government’s failure to respond to the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes prompted members of Congress to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to take action, leading to passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. A documentary she co-produced with Scripps News, which revealed widespread sexual assault of student truck drivers, prompted a California law enforcement agency to reopen a rape investigation. The project was honored with a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media. Alexia’s investigative work has also been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, The Association for Business Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association.

Alexia holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University. She was awarded two data training fellowships from Investigative Reporters and Editors and was a fellow at American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. She is Mexican-American-Brazilian and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Three UAW On Strike picket signs stacked on top of each other on the grass. The topmost sign has blue text, and the one underneath it is in green. Both say "UAW ON STRIKE."
Posted inLabor

Striking auto workers want a four-day workweek. It makes sense.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Thousands of auto workers are on strike over pay raises, healthcare and pension benefits. It’s the most aggressive move by the United Auto Workers in modern history, targeting Detroit’s biggest car makers all at once.   Yet none of the union’s demands has grabbed more attention than its call for a four-day workweek. UAW wants the […]

See Through Transparent Glass Piggy Bank With Coins on Blue Background
Posted inAccountability

One simple solution to tackle the gender pay gap

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 7, 2023July 7, 2023
A bodega displays a sign that says "EBT accepted here."
Posted inLabor

Forcing more people to work for food stamps is harmful

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 5, 2023May 23, 2023
A pride flag is visible in low light.
Posted inWorkers’ Rights

Religious activists are trying to weaken new protections for LGBTQ workers

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  March 3, 2023February 28, 2023
Posted inLabor

Sheriff opens rape investigation after CPI-Scripps News reporting

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
A photo illustration combining two photos in black and white. One photo is of a tractor trailer riding on the highway. The other photos is overlaying the first. It is a photo of a woman's face close up in profile.
Posted inLabor

Attacked behind the wheel

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  and Claire Molloy December 11, 2022May 23, 2023
Posted inLabor

Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop them.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 30, 2022May 23, 2023
Transgender woman using laptop working from home
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Hunger, depression and unemployment: Trans adults are struggling

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 29, 2022July 27, 2022
Stacks of $100 bills are seen.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Who benefited most from pandemic stimulus payments?

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  June 10, 2022June 9, 2022
A mail carrier sorts through mail in the back on a postal vehicle.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Postal workers go into debt when managers claim they were overpaid

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 13, 2022May 12, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Millions of workers just got a pay raise

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  January 28, 2022January 27, 2022
Jayceon Shelton, 8, tries to convince mom Reshicka Upshaw to get him a toy
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Black women are still dropping out of the workforce. Here’s why.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  December 17, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCheated at Work

The holiday rush is here. Will mail carriers get paid for all their work?

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  December 8, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCheated at Work

Llegó la época de compras navideñas, ¿se les pagará a los carteros por todo su trabajo?

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  December 8, 2021January 28, 2022
Louis DeJoy testifies during a hearing before a House committee.
Posted inCheated at Work

This year at USPS: Mail slowdowns, big executive bonuses for DeJoy and others

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  November 16, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCheated at Work

¿Temes ser víctima del robo de salarios? Esto es lo que debes saber.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  October 14, 2021January 2, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

What happened when I reported that USPS keeps cheating mail carriers

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  September 10, 2021May 23, 2023
Posted inCheated at Work

El Servicio Postal ha engañado a los carteros durante años

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  August 31, 2021May 23, 2023
A USPS worker files her timecard while it is on fire.
Posted inCheated at Work

USPS has cheated mail carriers for years

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  August 31, 2021July 6, 2023
A Chipotle Mexican Grill worker prepares a meal for a customer waiting in line.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

CEOs got bonuses while workers struggled during the pandemic

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  August 20, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Undocumented immigrants can get licenses. ICE can get their data.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Los inmigrantes indocumentados pueden obtener licencias. ICE puede obtener sus datos.

by Kimberly Cataudella and Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 13, 2021January 28, 2022
A 'We're Hiring!' sign is displayed at a Starbucks. Wages rose across all racial groups in the first 3 months of 2021.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Wages are rising again — for some more than others

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  July 2, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

The economic recovery isn’t lifting everyone

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 14, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCheated at Work

Robo de salarios

Avatar photo by Alexia Fernández Campbell  and Joe Yerardi May 4, 2021February 28, 2023
Trabajadores de lavandería se manifiestan en Nueva York, alegando abusos de la ley laboral.
Posted inCheated at Work

Trabajar para no recibir dinero

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 4, 2021January 28, 2022
Employer steals money from worker's pocket.
Posted inCheated at Work

Ripping off workers without consequences

Avatar photo by Alexia Fernández Campbell  and Joe Yerardi May 4, 2021July 6, 2023
Posted inCheated at Work

Facing wage theft? Here’s what you should know.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 4, 2021January 28, 2022
Laundromat workers rally in New York, alleging abuses of labor law.
Posted inCheated at Work

His paycheck bounced. It got worse from there.

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  May 4, 2021January 28, 2022
Eddie Song
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

‘Someone needs to actually do something’: A grim reflection on anti-Asian hate

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  March 19, 2021January 28, 2022

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