At the very front of today's report is a story about Pittsburgh's May Day parade, which was co-lead by striking Pittsburgh news workers including @stevemellon412, who walked most of it backwards: https://t.co/wYe7oafZ9z
The @NLRB has authorized its Region 06 Pittsburgh office to seek an injunction in the 18-month-long news workers strike. Our @bobbatzjr and @stevemellon412 chronicle how some strikers heard the news: https://t.co/FEnkgHn2hh
Our @stevemellon412 and @bobbatzjr were in the @steelworkers Building with a horde of other media and invited guests as @POTUS told the union workers, "I'm president because of you guys and I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in history." https://t.co/dK7SKGPjyR
What's cookin'? Your dessert recipe will be a hit in the forthcoming union supporters' cookbook, supporting the P-G workers' strike fund.
Send your recipe, or attribute one to a family member/source. With 🫶 from union supporters & news readers. #itsbetterinaunion Cookbook.
Unusually sweet and warm is this "Latest from the picket line" installment, mixed and baked by our @KarenICarlin, inviting you to be part of a @steelworkers ’Tis the Season for Solidarity bake sale Dec. 19 to benefit striking Pittsburgh news workers: https://t.co/ukHzOzcIMM
In @TeenVogue by @ParksDelaney: "This union girl is convinced that the struggle of the worker is a collective one by nature and the solution has to be collective too."
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s/o @412Justice@starbucks@steelworkers@UAW & many, many more ✊
"There was no way I was going to be a scab."
When Delaney Parks was offered internship opportunity at the @PittsburghPG where @PGHGuild members are on strike, she interned at the strike publication @ThePUPNews instead. https://t.co/SBhBRoRuGP
On this day in Labor History, we remember & honor the seven steelworkers who lost their lives at the Battle of Homestead on July 6, 1892 during a bloody clash between striking workers and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
(photo via Andrew Goldstein, @ThePUPNews)
The striking Pittsburgh news workers couldn't have better friends than @steelworkers. Wednesday, they invited us over for an indoor cookout, and you wouldn't believe their generous and delicious spread: https://t.co/BLOLItnhtb
Shout out to the beautiful union siblings at the @steelworkers and @IUBAC for joining our packing session at the @PGHPBP last night in honor of Harvey Milk! Solidarity knows no borders or bars. #1u ✊️✊🏽✊🏿