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TexasTowelie

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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 08:18 AM Nov 2018

Phoenix Activist: I Faced Intimidation at Job From Councilman Michael Nowakowski

A Phoenix activist leading a recall campaign against City Councilman Michael Nowakowski claims that Nowakowski leaned on his employer to get him in trouble.

Sean Sweat is president of the Urban Phoenix Project and the chairman of an affiliated political action committee. He is an outspoken activist for policies he says will make Phoenix a more livable, walkable city. He also works as a supply-chain planner with Intel Corporation in Chandler.

According to Sweat, two worlds that he tries to keep separate collided last month when Nowakowski raised his activism in a conversation with his bosses.

Sweat believes that Nowakowski is using the "dirty tactic" of putting pressure on his employer as a way of intimidating him. Intel acknowledged speaking to Nowakowski's office recently but wouldn't divulge what was said. The councilman has not responded to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-activist-job-intimidation-from-councilman-michael-nowakowski-11042573

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