Two years into a strike, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers aren’t ready to give up

Two years ago, the workers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette walked off the job on strike. The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has been in negotiations for a contract with Post Gazette management for SEVEN years—since 2017—and have battled bad faith bargaining, illegal and unilaterally imposed changes to working conditions, and loss of vacation time and insurance benefits. In October 2022, newsroom workers voted to go on strike, and strike they did. Now, two years later, the workers of the Post Gazette are still on strike, and—despite the NLRB upholding their Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company—still have a long way to go to total victory. Today, we’ve brought some of the striking workers onto the show to talk about the last two years of striking, the welcome updates from the NLRB, and what’s next for the workers as their battle continues.

Panelists include:

• Rick Nowlin, news assistant, editorial writer, and PG archivist
• Bob Batz Jr., veteran editor, writer, photographer, and Interim Editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress (PUP)
• Steve Mellon, veteran photographer and writer, and regular PUP contributor
• John Santa, copy editor, page designer, and sports writer for the PUP
• Natalie Duleba, page designer, copy editor, web editor, and award-winning PUP contributor

Additional links/info below:

• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's half-year strike
• Strikes at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, University of Michigan, and more
• After months of striking, media workers aren't backing down
• A start to the end of the strike? Feds file for temporary injunction to return Pittsburgh news unions to work
• Steve Mellon, ‘This has to stop’: Pittsburgh news workers mark 2 years on strike with billboard truck that names names
• The Pittsburgh Union Progress website
• Donate to the strike fund here

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Featured Music: Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song
Studio Production: Max Alvarez
Post-Production: Jules Taylor

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