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Will Sennott is an investigative reporter at the New Bedford Light and ProPublica. He joins us for our special mini-series on the recent layoffs and federal investigations into retaliation at seafood processing plants in New Bedford, one of the country's most important fishing ports. Will provides us with the broader context of changes in New Bedford's waterfront and what these layoffs mean for the most vulnerable people who feed us. 

Follow Will's reporting:

• Undocumented workers boxed out as Eastern Fisheries restructures
• Eastern Fisheries cuts temp agency, laying off New Bedford workers amid labor probe
• Blue Harvest to close New Bedford processing plant, lay off 64 workers
• GoFundMe to support workers