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Michael Sainato

Pittsburgh newspaper workers go on strike over unfair labor practice

Workers have launched a strike publication, Pittsburgh Union Progress, as an alternative to the Post-Gazette during the strike.
Workers have launched a strike publication, Pittsburgh Union Progress, as an alternative to the Post-Gazette during the strike. Photograph: Keith Srakocic/AP

More than 100 workers represented by five labor unions at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are currently on an unfair labor practice strike, including production, distribution, advertising and accounts receivable staff.

The strike initially began after the newspaper’s management, Block Communications owned by the Block family, cut off health insurance for employees on 1 October after refusing to pay an additional $19 a week per employee to maintain the existing coverage.

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