Bob Batz Jr.
@bobbatzjr.bsky.social
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Journalist. Pittsburgh.
reposted by
Bob Batz Jr.
Starbucks Workers United
about 22 hours ago
a great strike captain once said “anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great” and we're putting that into practice on the picket line. we’re on national ULP strike to demand higher pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting at starbucks 🐁✊
#nocontractnocoffee
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Monday morning at the
@pghguild.com
strike paper:
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
lays out the district
@ncaafb.bsky.social
playoff picture and Ed Blazina reports on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's annual service report: Missed trips are down, but on-time performance is an issue:
www.unionprogress.com
about 7 hours ago
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The Sunday PUP is packed with all the district high school and college football, a rekindled Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy podcast, and news for toll scofflaws: the Pennsylvania Turnpike is coming for you with state Attorney General Dave Sunday:
www.unionprogress.com
1 day ago
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Ham, quattro formaggi, crushed pineapple, fresh Thai basil, spicy marinara, olive oil, lots of black pepper.
2 days ago
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RIP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydB...
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Todd Snider - "East Nashville Skyline"
YouTube video by Todd Snider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rydBxMTUfn8
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper fans out over the football fields of Western Pennsylvania:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/15/w...
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WPIAL Class 4A championship: Aliquippa defense flexes muscles, powers Quips past No. 1 McKeesport to capture 21st WPIAL title - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Aliquippa has now won a record 21 WPIAL football championships, but this may have been their most improbable title of them all.
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/15/wpial-class-4a-championship-aliquippa-defense-flexes-muscles-powers-quips-past-no-1-mckeesport-to-capture-21st-wpial-title/
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Is there a worst chore than taking down plants and bringing in pots for the winter?
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Seems apropos to re-post this: It's America Recycles Day!
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/14/c...
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Challenge yourself on recycling on national recycling day and beyond - Pittsburgh Union Progress
It’s America Recycles Day this Saturday, and its organizers have suggestions for how you can have an environmental impact by disposing of unwanted household and personal items properly, and not just o...
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/14/challenge-yourself-on-recycling-on-national-recycling-day-and-beyond/
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The Globe gets us. Thanks for the sense and solidarity.
ppuglobe.com/2025/11/glob...
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Globe’s Point: Congratulations to the striking Post-Gazette journalists
Three years of attempted bargaining, three years of going to the picket line and three years of being unpaid because their job cannot follow the law and adhere to a fair contract.
https://ppuglobe.com/2025/11/globes-point-congratulations-to-the-striking-post-gazette-journalists/
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FOOTBALL! Saturday's
@pghguild.com
strike paper has what happened Friday night and what's happening today, which our Steve, Brad and
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
will have tonight. Follow? Plus news on the Mon Incline closure and
@attacktheatre.bsky.social
going "Game On."
www.unionprogress.com
2 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
sports guys are taping up for a long weekend of football, including Saturday college championships and playoff pushes.
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
reports. Helen Fallon previews America Recycles Day. And Ed Blazina says PGH Transit debuts ReadyFare cards soon:
www.unionprogress.com
3 days ago
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reposted by
Bob Batz Jr.
Starbucks Workers United
4 days ago
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say
#NoContractNoCoffee
with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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"We’re excited about getting there on Saturday," one coach tells the
@pghguild.com
strike paper's Steve Rotstein. Another tells Brad Everett, "All that matters is 6 o’clock on Saturday.” Two championships. Plus Ed Blazina has a status report from the Commercial Street Bridge:
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4 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
is still strike papering. Here are Steve Rotstein's and Brad Everett's previews of Friday night's high school football playoffs semifinals games and Ed Blazina with some mid-week roadwork:
www.unionprogress.com
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"It's wild to see what the future holds with this." A Veterans Day story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVS...
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Ron’s Comeback: A Veteran’s Journey & Pitt’s Breakthrough
YouTube video by Pitt Health Sciences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVSiKZ-1bg
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The
@pghguild.com
's
@stevemellon412.bsky.social
has two important stories today: One about how his fellow strikers are feeling after Monday's court ruling in their favor, and another about the ongoing struggles and mutual support of people in East Palestine, Ohio:
www.unionprogress.com
6 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/the-third-circuit-court-rules-for-the-striking-pittsburgh-journalists/
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper's Ed Blazina looks out at local roadways and still sees a lot of orange:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/s...
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Some changes for major projects this week - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The usual suspects — Interstate 79, Route 28, the Parkway West, Boulevard of the Allies and Fort Duquesne Bridge — all will have extra road restrictions this week. Here are the details:
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/some-changes-for-major-projects-this-week/
7 days ago
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Industrial.
8 days ago
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Two big stories in the
@pghguild.com
Sunday strike paper:
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
covers all the W. PA college football, and Ed Blazina reports on
@pittsburghwater.bsky.social
's massive upgrade -- "a monumental moment" to ensure "clean drinking water for our babies":
www.unionprogress.com
8 days ago
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What happened last night on the football fields of Western Pennsylvania? Open the
@pghguild.com
strike paper:
www.unionprogress.com
9 days ago
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It's the 🏈 playoff semis tonight and our starting lineup is set: Steve Rotstein at Class 6A/4A, Brad Everett at 5A/3A and
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
at 2A/1A. Pregame with previews in the
@pghguild.com
strike paper, which also looks at weekend roadwork and South Park recycling:
unionprogress.com
10 days ago
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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5518215/edmund-fitzgerald-shipwreck
11 days ago
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The Thursday
@pghguild.com
strike paper previews Friday night's WPIAL Class 6A/4A high school football semifinal games, as well as Saturday's opening at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center of "Picture This," celebrating the value of intergenerational friendships:
www.unionprogress.com
11 days ago
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Still on strike, still striker pizza. (Not the worst part, TBH)
12 days ago
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Here comes Week 2 of the Western Pennsylvania high school football playoffs, and here's the
@pghguild.com
strike paper's Game of the Week:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/05/p...
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PUP high school football Game of the Week: Upper St. Clair vs. Woodland Hills (Playoffs – Week 2) - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Each Wednesday, the PUP high school sports staff will preview the game of the week. Between the hash marks Who: Upper St. Clair (9-2) at Woodland Hills (8-2) Where: Wolvarena, Turtle Creek When: 7 p.m...
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/05/pup-high-school-football-game-of-the-week-upper-st-clair-vs-woodland-hills-playoffs-week-2/
12 days ago
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Tuesday's
@pghguild.com
strike paper: The Mon Incline remains closed, but the Pitt Jazz Seminar is on, right up to Saturday's epic concert:
www.unionprogress.com
13 days ago
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From the Blue Sky News and the great Joyce Gannon: "Just as Pittsburgh’s philanthropies decades ago put their resources toward a future beyond steelmaking, they now consider
@pitairport.bsky.social
a 'critical partner for economic development' for the region":
blueskypit.com/pittsburghs-...
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Pittsburgh’s Storied History of Philanthropy is Powering PIT’s Future
As Jasmin DeForrest walked through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) early ...
https://blueskypit.com/pittsburghs-storied-history-of-philanthropy-is-powering-pits-future/
13 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper's Ed Blazina uses "final touches" and "construction season" in the same sentence:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/03/r...
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Road projects on Route 50, Route 28 nearly complete - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Crews are putting the final touches on several projects as construction season nears the end. Here’s what to expect this week:
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/03/road-projects-on-route-50-route-28-nearly-complete/
14 days ago
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reposted by
Bob Batz Jr.
GreyBruceInfo- Part Owner of Canada 🇨🇦
15 days ago
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What do we do now, without baseball?
15 days ago
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When daylight saving time ends, how to you reset a cat?
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The
@pghguild.com
Sunday strike paper has
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
's big district college football roundup; a Mon Incline glitch, rescue and shutdown; Allegheny Land Trust protecting more green space; and a PGH Media Partnership story on the need for more foster parents:
www.unionprogress.com
15 days ago
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Well, it is after Halloween.
16 days ago
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What happened on the Western PA football fields last night, playoffs edition. 🖊️ by Brad Everett and Steve Rotstein, 📷 by Mike Darnay , Sam Heasley and Ross Insana. Plus, PennDOT tells Ed Blazina, "Let it snow." Read the
@pghguild.com
strike paper at
www.unionprogress.com
. Have a great Saturday!
16 days ago
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Watching the Blue Jays.
17 days ago
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Happy Halloween. This was my treat, along with a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale my neighbor saved from last Christmas.
17 days ago
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Pitch: A Pittsburgh horror movie where the zombies are strikers going into their fourth year ...
17 days ago
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Friday morning and the
@pghguild.com
newsroom is quiet. Brad Everett and Steve Rotstein are covering the W. PA high school playoffs tonight. We've got a news reporter at the PennDOT Perrysville Stockpile now. Meanwhile, here's today's roadwork report and "Teen Voices" feature:
unionprogress.com
17 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper moves closer to the Western PA high school football playoffs with Steve Rotstein's Game of Week 1 (he likes Mars). Helen Fallon profiles PA Resources Council's new executive director. Ed Blazina also covers work on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail:
www.unionprogress.com
19 days ago
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Your
@pghguild.com
strike paper starts another week with the scoop on a trashy photography contest, the forthcoming Western Pennsylvania high school football playoffs, and this week's roadwork. Read, share and support at
www.unionprogress.com
. And thank you Helen, Ed, Brad, Steve, Johnny and Emily.
21 days ago
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A fall honey bee works in the garden with me, prolonging summer.
22 days ago
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Sunday PUP has
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social
's district college football roundup, Steve Rotstein at the City League championship, the final rankings of the regular season, a story by Ed Blazina on bulk transit passes, and a story about Ed Blazina, three years into the strike:
www.unionprogress.com
22 days ago
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Strike paper stars Emily Matthews and Steve Rotstein bring the news and views from Week 9 of the high school football season; Andrew Goldstein stands with shutdown federal workers; and PA Resources Council partners with PPG Paints Arena and
@pittsburghpenguins.bsky.social
:
www.unionprogress.com
23 days ago
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As the
@pghguild.com
strike paper sports team tapes up for Friday night, Ed Blazina gives his weekly heads-up on weekend roadwork:
www.unionprogress.com
24 days ago
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Things are really bad with Republicans' impending health care cuts,
@stevemellon412.bsky.social
reports. Things are slowing down in the Hill District, writes Ed Blazina, and things are changing again at the Wexford Interstate 79 interchange. Read the
@pghguild.com
strike paper:
www.unionprogress.com
25 days ago
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For the
@pghguild.com
strike paper, Ed Blazina reports on EOS Energy moving its HQ to the North Side and expanding from Turtle Creek to the North Hills; Helen Fallon features conservation protection for 7 Allegheny County farms; and Brad Everett picks the 🏈 Game of the Week:
www.unionprogress.com
26 days ago
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The
@pghguild.com
strike paper's busy Ed Blazina reports from The Waterfront:
www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/21/t...
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Transit riders celebrate keeping bus stops at The Waterfront - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Pittsburghers for Public Transit celebrated the success of keeping bus stops in front of the Target and Giant Eagle stores at The Waterfront shopping and entertainment complex Monday in a very Pittsbu...
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/10/21/transit-riders-celebrate-keeping-bus-stops-at-the-waterfront/
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reposted by
Bob Batz Jr.
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh
28 days ago
"We must band together as journalists, as working class people, to hold power to account & speak the truth. A community's journalism can only do that & get better if the journalists who work there consider it their home, have skin in the game & fight for it. That's what we're doing." -Natalie Duleba
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Light beats darkness. Happy Diwali.
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