Michael Sainato
Fellow, Future of Work Reporting
Michael Sainato is a labor reporter at The Guardian. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, HuffPost, Gizmodo, Vice News, The Nation and several other publications.
He has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss his work, including CBS News, BBC News, and WNYC.
In 2022, he received the Labor and Employment Relations Association Kenneth May Media Award and the February 2025 Sidney Award from Sidney Hillman Foundation. He previously served as a Gerontological Society of America Journalists in Aging Fellow in 2021, and CUNY John Jay-University of Pennsylvania Quattrone Center Criminal Justice Reporting Fellow and CUNY John Jay Cash Justice Reporting Fellow in 2019.
He was born and raised in Albany, New York, where he currently resides. He graduated from Binghamton University, served in the US Navy, ran a 4:23 mile in high school, and is also a citizen of Italy.
This bio reflects the fellow’s work and affiliations as of their fellowship year.