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Representing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom and full-time faculty at Point Park University | NewsGuild-CWA Local 38061

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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Paid parental leave is “common sense” to Bobbi Jean Ozanick, a stroke telemetry nurse at Allegheny General Hospital. She was among those who gathered at a rally on Labor Day to advocate for it. Here's what this law would mean for Allegheny County workers: pittsburghprogress.com/seiu-workers...
The graphic reads: SEIU workers, local officials call for paid parental leave at Labor Day rally.
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Labor Action Tracker @laboraction.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
✊ Non-unionized workers at a Jim Click Nissan Dealership in Tucson, AZ went on strike for 3 days on 8/19/26 📃They struck over an unfair pay schedule and hours worked (and won!) ⬇️ Read more about their fight below❗️ archive.ph/GDfDX
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Baffler United @bafflerunited.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is inhumane and unacceptable. And how were these workers thanked for enduring these conditions? Many were laid off. This is why we're organizing. A better industry is both possible and must come to pass if our artform and dignity are to survive.
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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What does Western Pennsylvania high school football mean to you? It all kicks off again on Aug. 28. To get ready, check out contributor Steve Rotstein’s comprehensive preview: pittsburghprogress.com/gridiron-tou...
The graphic reads: "Gridiron tough: New season, new championship dreams for high school football teams." It includes a photo of a football team, along with the Pittsburgh Progress logo.
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UAW @uaw.org · 24/08/2026
Last week marked six months on strike for our UAW Local 2192 family at Lorain County Jobs & Family Services in Elyria, Ohio. It's now the longest walkout in Ohio history. How long until county commissioners come to the table with a fair contract offer?
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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The NewsGuild-CWA is also participating in the suit because of the DHS rule’s restrictions on international media members. They’re limited to admission for 240 days before an extension is required.
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Daily Union Elections @unionelections.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW: 325 casino dealers for Caeser's in NOLA are unionizing with @uaw.org
Pictured is a field of blue with text and a picture.  The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Caesar's New Orleans; Unit Size: 325 Employees; Filed: July 31, 2026; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana; Industry/positions: Hospitality & Leisure. FT and on-call dealers and dual rates." On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of the UAW." On the right side is the logo of UAW.
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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thanks for helping us spread the word! Learn more & sign up for subscriptions and memberships: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... To preview a sampling of stories, visit PittsburghProgress.com
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Joining the Pittsburgh Progress Cooperative today
We hope you're enjoying the coverage we put together for our soft launch. When we researched creating a daily news outlet that could genuinely be a source of communication and connection reflecting re...
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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital nurses are demanding that UPMC follow staffing standards by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Read more to learn how their contract battle not only impacts staff but also the families they support: pittsburghprogress.com/union-nurses...
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Union nurses, lactation consultants at Magee struggle with staffing shortages amid contract battle with UPMC
Delivering a baby can go as well as possible, said Liana Montes, and yet it can still be traumatic for someone giving birth. That’s why the labor and delivery nurse at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital sai...
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Friends, familia. I want to share some wild/incredible news: After 9 seasons and nearly 400 episodes, the original Working People podcast feed I started has crossed 1 million downloads! I'm honestly kind of speechless (for once). There's so much I want to say but for now I'll just say this...
Screenshot of podcast metrics page showing Working People reaching 1,000,228 All Time DownloadsWorking People podcast logo
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
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Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.
Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...
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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 28/07/2026
SAG-AFTRA Announces Support for Lawsuits Challenging Merger of Paramount, Warner Bros. Read more: ow.ly/6A4l50ZtFSt
SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said, “Our members have every right to expect that the government will do thorough regulatory oversight when a deal of this magnitude takes place. The workers in this industry should not have to rely on promises and aspirational statements. These companies have the ability to commit to making more films and shows in this country and they should. This isn’t a conversation about shareholder value, it’s about the survival of the entertainment business in America.”
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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Introducing: the Pittsburgh Progress Preview what we’re all about with a sampling of stories and ways you can get involved, now live on our website. Visit our website to sign up for updates and learn about subscription and membership options: pittsburghprogress.com Hard launch coming fall 2026!
There is an image of a man speaking to a crowd. On the image is the text: We are an online news outlet and Pittsburgh's first modern-era daily news cooperative. In the upper right-hand corner is the Pittsburgh Progress logo.
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CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
ICYMI: Video game and comic book workers score big organizing wins with CWA! cwa-union.org/news/video-g...
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Video Game and Comic Book Workers Score Big Organizing Wins
Workers across the tabletop and comics industry notched two big union wins last month.
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Erin Hébert @merylscreech.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Breaking news for those who followed the @pghguild.com strike against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — we are officially launching our cooperatively owned and operated local newsroom! Go follow @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social and check out pittsburghprogress.com to be the first to read our stories. 🗞️🤓
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Pittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You fought alongside us during our three-year newsroom strike. You believed in us – and trusted us to tell your stories then. Now we’ve created, with community support, a new way to share your stories. Coming July 27: Preview the Pittsburgh Progress Sign up for updates: pittsburghprogress.com
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
News organizations should periodically stop and look in the mirror and ask themselves “Have we internalized copspeak to the point that our headlines indistinguishable from police department email subject lines?”
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 08/07/2026
The vote was 93-12! “I’m immensely proud of my fellow workers for their hard work and dedication to winning this election,” said Meredith Nini, senior promotions manager at the University of Chicago Press. newsguild.org/university-o...
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University of Chicago Press workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Star Tribune Guild @startribuneguild.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Last month, we won a Pulitzer Prize for our compassionate coverage of a deadly school shooting. Today, we helped our friends pack up their desks as the Minnesota Star Tribune lays off 15% of its staff. We’ve launched a fundraiser to help our colleagues figure out what’s next:
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 17/06/2026
“I think this is intended to make workers shy away from being vociferous in their opposition to state sponsored violence.”
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Minnesota trade unionists among those targeted in federal indictments of ICE observers
“I think this is intended to make workers shy away from being vociferous in their opposition to state sponsored violence.”
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NE Ohio NewsGuild @neohionewsguild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“It is imperative that we receive appropriate cost-of-living increases each year, especially since our union went for more than a decade with no wage increases at all." - Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal reporter. Join our fight by signing our petition. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup
Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Two unions representing 2,300 workers at Portland Community College went on strike for three weeks in March, in the first-ever community college strike in Oregon, and a rare wall-to-wall strike where both educators and support staff walked out together. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
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Portland Community College Workers Defeat Budget Cuts in Wall-to-Wall Strike
Two unions representing 2,300 workers at Portland Community College went on strike for three weeks in March. It was the first-ever community college strike in Oregon, and a rare wall-to-wall strike wh...
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
At a bus manufacturing plant in Alabama, longtime worker Stevie Joe Thornton said a manager tried to force workers into overtime daily, despite clear limits in the contract. Thornton walked out during the forced overtime, and later persuaded others to join. 1/2 labornotes.org/2026/05/bus-...
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In Bus Factories, A Triple-Decker Win
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer ...
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CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month from CWA! 🌈
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer facilities in three states @keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social reports: labornotes.org/2026/05/bus-...
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In Bus Factories, A Triple-Decker Win
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer ...
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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The charges against our union brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia have been dismissed after more than a year of pain and separation for him and his family. Immigrant workers deserve the same rights, dignity, and due process as every other worker in this country.
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Federal judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — General President Coleman responds - SMART Union
General President Coleman responded to a federal judge dismissing criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 26/05/2026
Heartbreaking and heartening to see our situation stated so plainly here, especially because — as the writer notes — the waters have been intentionally, cynically muddied by now two (2) @post-gazette.com ownership groups (cc: @thebaltimorebanner.com). neilcosgrove.substack.com/p/venetoulis...
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Venetoulis Steps into It
On April 14th, less than three weeks prior to the planned cessation of publication of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, came the announcement that the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism had purchase...
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
INBOX: Journalists at the five McClatchy newspapers in Washington and Idaho (the Idaho Statesman, Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald, Tacoma News Tribune and The Olympian) are calling a one-day strike today over wages and AI protections. That means no clicking on any links to their sites for today.
A screenshot of an email that says "We've had enough of McClatchy's bad faith bargaining."Text from an email that reads: 

"Hi friend,

We're officially on strike. Journalists across Idaho and Washington's five McClatchy papers are calling a one-day unfair labor practice strike today, May 26, to show our hedge-fund owned company that there is no paper without us.

We're the ones chasing lawmakers down at our state capitol buildings. We're the ones listening to local business owners, attending court hearings to get the full story on crime and diving headfirst into why traffic is worse.

Yet our corporate owners won't even send their decision-makers to the bargaining table to deny our reasonable requests for a living wage and AI protections."Text from an email that reads:

"But we need your help.
Don't cross the virtual picket line today. Don't click on links for the Idaho Statesman, Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald, Tacoma News Tribune or The Olympian.

Show McClatchy that you know you deserve reliable information, not AI slop. You want to know what's happening in your community, good or bad, and that's not possible if reporters can't afford to live where they cover.

Sign the pledge to not cross the virtual picket line and help us in our fight for a fair contract!"
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 20/05/2026
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism — the @thebaltimorebanner.com & new @post-gazette.com owners — have made it clear they're all too eager to run up this tab just like the Amazons, Starbucks, and Delta Airlines of the world.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
US employers spend over $1.5 billion annually to fight their workers' unionization efforts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hell yeah. Don't let bosses convince you that you don't deserve more. Don't let someone who hoards $100 million tell you that working people don't deserve $100,000. Instead organize and get yours.
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
LEGAL ACTION: We have filed an unfair labor practice charge against @reuters.com after management cut ties with one of our Reuters Guild members who was part of an organizing effort asking questions about Thomson Reuters' contracts with DHS. More here nyguild.org/post/newsgui...
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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Actually, democracy dies in H.R.: How mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Since the announcement of our union, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have hired Fisher Phillips (a union avoidance firm), and chosen to engage in a daily union-avoidance campaign by sending emails to the Arena team that is spreading misinformation and sowing fear among our colleagues. #uwotc-cwa
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
NUJ members at BBC Newshour and The World Tonight are on strike today over management's proposed changes to rotas - which effectively add up to an additional 26 office days per year with no extra pay. Live coverage⬇️ www.nuj.org.uk/resource/liv...
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Live coverage from BBC Newshour/World Tonight strike
NUJ members at the BBC who work on Newshour and The World Tonight are taking strike action today (18 May) outside Broadcasting House in London in a dispute over rota changes.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
United Airlines flight attendants approved a new five-year union contract with average raises of 31%. About 30,000 flight attendants with @afacwa.org will now get their first raise in nearly six years. The contract also means attendants will finally get paid during boarding.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 12/05/2026
NEW: Workers are turning to unions to rein in harmful workplace AI. NewsGuild members like Anna from @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social are winning key AI protections in union contracts, as a new @aflcio.org poll shows workers trust unions to lead on AI! ✊
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AFA-CWA, The Flight Attendant Union @afacwa.org · 12/05/2026
United AFA Flight Attendants voted 82% to ratify their new Contract, with 88.9% participating. United Flight Attendants will receive a 31% average wage increase and boarding pay this summer, and many other improvements. afacwa.org/united-fligh...
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As the richest university in the world reels from Epstein scandals & attacks by the Trump administration, over 4,000 Harvard grad student workers go on strike. I speak with three striking members/officers of Harvard Graduate Students Union @uaw.org @therealnews.com therealnews.com/amid-trump-a...
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Amid Trump attacks and Epstein scandals, 4,000 graduate students strike at Harvard University
“We can't effectively teach or do research if we are afraid of ICE coming onto campus and our colleagues being deported.”
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We at States Newsroom are proud to be part of the GenAI Slop-Free News list on Bluesky, and we now have an official public AI policy to prove that we belong there. "States Newsroom does not publish stories or commentaries generated by AI."
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AI Policy • States Newsroom
AI Policy States Newsroom is, above all, dedicated to journalism practiced by people. We believe in the power of having on-the-ground reporters covering our communities with the finesse and nuance tha...
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 08/05/2026
For the locals: We've got our second PAPER town hall this coming Wednesday. We want to hear from you. And you *might* even hear the name of our impending daily news co-op 🤫. RSVP today? actionnetwork.org/events/coope...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 07/05/2026
Just as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was set to shutter, it was purchased by the Venetoulis Institute, which also owns the Baltimore Banner. Then, they fired most of the @pghguild.com union workers who participated in the recently ended strike at the PPG.
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Venetoulis Institute 'saves' the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by purging union members who went on strike
Just as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was set to shutter, it was purchased by the Venetoulis Institute, which also owns the Baltimore Banner. Then, they fired most of the union workers who participated ...
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 07/05/2026
OurPaperNow.org has received more than 700 donations already. Successful news co-ops have been launched with less. "... I’ve seen us do the impossible before, and I know we can do it again.” www.cjr.org/feature/vene...
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The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh.
A nice save, followed by rough cuts.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
On this day in 1933, Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld library in Berlin. The world’s greatest collection of LGBTQ books and scientific papers were looted and later burned, erasing decades of research into sexuality and gender identity. ‘Where they burn books, in the end they will burn humans too’.
Photo showing the burning of the books looted from the Magnus Hirschfeld library.
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 06/05/2026
The deep staff cuts and anti-union purge at @post-gazette.com don’t feel any better now than they did last week. Decades of both institutional knowledge, and potential careers there, have been discarded. What can you do? Plan for what’s next with us next Wednesday. actionnetwork.org/events/coope...
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 05/05/2026
It's bad when the leaders of news organizations lie. That's what Venetoulis Institute (@post-gazette.com & @thebaltimorebanner.com) CEO Bob Cohn did here. He cut 50% of the staff. He canned 80% of strikers. Of the scabs he kept, 80% had publicly disavowed the union. www.cjr.org/feature/vene...
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The Venetoulis Institute goes to Pittsburgh.
A nice save, followed by rough cuts.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I am so happy for this!
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 04/05/2026
Congrats to today's Pulitzer winners — not *just* the Guild folks. FYI: The owners of the @thebaltimorebanner.com & @post-gazette.com began their PG tenure by canning members of the team that won a Pulitzer for Tree of Life coverage. Why? They're former strikers. actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...
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Pledge: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Is A Union Paper for A Union Town
We NEED to make sure the new Post-Gazette owners understand that the PG is a union paper in a union town with readers who expect robust staffing and local news coverage. The new owners are clearly inv...
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