What's the matter with Silicon Valley? As Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza writes, Housing costs are up. Homelessness is up. Racial disparities are up. Food pantry visits are up. And while tech profits are in the billions, income for middle class and poor families is either stagnant--or down.

In Silicon Valley, there's prosperity for some, poverty for many.

The good news is Mendoza also reports that "While some are struggling to survive, others are fighting back."

Mendoza features 44-year-old Silicon Valley security officer Arwin Buditom, who is both struggling to survive AND fighting back. Buditom is among the 5,000 security officers in Silicon Valley who are coming together to form a union in order to make Silicon Valley's economy work for everyone, not just the rich.

Read Mendoza's article here.