1,132 days. It’s over.

Today is day 1,132 of the @pghguild.com strike against @post-gazette.com. It’s also presumably the last day of the longest strike in Pittsburgh history. Bob puts it better here than I can, as I felt like Homer on Smartline many times. We won back our dental plan too, it just took a few extra days.

A reminder that at the beginning of the @pghguild.com strike the Hop Along Cafe was open. See you next week, @post-gazette.com!

Breaking: With a federal court order in their favor, the journalists of @pghguild.com have voted to end their strike and on Monday notified the PG that they intend to return to work next week: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/17/p...

It is completely absurd that this fight (of 3 years ‼️) was even necessary, but when bosses steal, we fight, and we do NOT give up. So proud of the tenacity, courage and persistence of our Pittsburgh family ✊💪celebrating with you today.

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...

Can you help us finish this fight and cover bills that’ve piled up over more than 3 years on strike? Donations go directly to striking workers’ families to cover essentials like rent, groceries and emergency expenses: www.unionprogress.com/donate/

This win is only possible because supporters near and far stood with us on picket lines, called out our bad bosses and gave generously so we could feed our families and keep a roof over our heads. We’ve always been doing this for the community we strive to serve. That’s you.

The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike. Unlike the many previous rulings in our favor against the PG, the 3rd Circuit has enforcement power.

1118 days. We fought, we won. What else is there to say. 🫡

BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...

please listen to the union’s calls to action when a company does something illegal and retaliatory to its employees instead of just blindly canceling or boycotting the company because someone craving engagement told you to do so

Shrinking PiratesFest to one day makes sense considering the Parrot didn’t even bother coming to day two last year and we were stuck with the Comcast remote.

I love home Steelers season in Mt. Washington because all of housing that’s been empty since December becomes filled with the worst Airbnbers you’ve ever fucking seen.

Tomorrow, our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com marks it's third full year. Three years of fighting the most lawless union-busting campaign can be tiring, but we're never going to quit fighting. Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...

You're writing this down right? Good. As I was saying my car sucked so bad my wife left me. Yes I can spell my name for you.

I have a (very cool) tattoo of my (equally cool) car but this shit makes me want to go live on the fucking moon.

Life may be hard, but at least your job doesn't require you to generate sad, transparent ragebait on social media for clicks. In other words, at least you aren't Scott Mervis.

As our strike approaches three years, we still need your support to keep fighting for union journalism in Pittsburgh. You can support striking workers who are struggling to pay their bills while facing the most lawless union-busting operation in the country by ordering one of our newshound shirts!

"The potential for a democratic society depends on us all having access to reliable, independently reported information in order to make decisions about our lives, and @post-gazette.com leadership is actively working to undermine that possibility."

In addition to detailing the struggles strikers have faced, including local law enforcement physically breaking picket lines and executive editor Stan Wischnowski attempting to criminally prosecute one of his own reporters, Tuesday night’s proclamation stressed the importance of local journalism.

Just a week and half short of the third anniversary of our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com, Allegheny County Council member at-large @bethanyhallam.bsky.social brought forward a proclamation acknowledging the fight of the union journalists holding down the picket line.

Twelve years ago tonight, Buctober rocked the city.

There is someone in Pittsburgh designing contractor/small business vehicle wraps in a formulaic way with big thick typography, bright colors, and anthropomorphized animal mascots. Who is this person? Is it you? I’d like to have a word about your dogshit 90s cereal box designs.

We, the staff of @CVJCguild, are forming a union! A strong local news ecosystem needs strong workers. We’re asking our leadership to formally recognize us so we can shape the future of local media together. ▶️Read our mission statement ▶️ Sign our petition ▶️ Following @CVCJGuild here and on IG

we animated jk rowling and dave chappelle hooking up in a bathroom and, predictably, it’s absolutely horrifying watch the final visual chapter of the ekko astral “pink balloons” era, “sticks and stones”

Happy Labor Day. Today, we marked 1,049 days on strike against @post-gazette.com management who have been running the most lawless union-busting campaign in America. The longest active strikers in the country marched in Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade wearing our new Union Progress newshound shirts.

CONGRATS to our @susandecarava who was named to City and State’s 2025 Labor Power 100 … (1 of 2) www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...

surely private equity has nothing to do with this

If you think Stan has acted like a coward, tell him! Go to pghguild.com/mgmt/ and see how you can call Stan and tell him to use his power as a PG VP to settle our strike!

Tomorrow, the striking workers sit down with @post-gazette.com management in court ordered mediation to attempt to resolve our issues and settle the strike. PG executive editor Stan Wischnowski has the power to end the strike and choose to hide instead. Today we’re telling him again how we feel.

“Malort tastes like liver failure.” #cookquotes

Emily and her fellow @post-gazette.com decision-makers have the power to end our strike. Head to pghguild.com/mgmt/ and see how you can call or write to PG management to tell them to settle the strike and cease wasting money in the most lawless union-busting campaign in the county.

Emily Escalante is a resident of Pittsburgh's Mexican War Streets neighborhood and a member of the Block Communications, Inc. board of directors. Emily sits in her gentrified home and hides her true identity as a union-buster. Today, we hung flyers in her neighborhood to reveal who she really is.

Seconds after this was posted, Noah filed a reverse fun-ism lawsuit. www.constangy.com/sharpen-your...

In our 34th month on strike, we know we are stronger than the Blocks. We have stronger family in our union than any of the BCI board members will find among themselves. We say that when we fight, we win. We’re fighting, and we are going to win. Tell them:

We raised tens of thousands of dollars for our strike fund at the @cwaunion.bsky.social Convention this week. AND as a union we voted to raise strike pay. At the exact moments when the @post-gazette.com hopes we’ll give up, our union siblings sent a very clear message: We Don’t Play At CWA!

The PG has hired cops, scabs, “security,” and lawyers all in search of weaknesses and waiting us out. But @cwaunion.bsky.social president Claude Cummings Jr., CWA District 2-13 VP Mike Davis, @newsguild.org president Jon Schleuss and everyone who rallied showed why it can’t be done.

We went to @post-gazette.com publisher John Block’s house yesterday and we were NOT alone. The Block Communications Inc. co-owner, who’s on the record wanting to fire his own lawyers, however, chose to hide from his workers, Pittsburgh & our @cwaunion.bsky.social family.

🔥 After The NewsGuild Sector Conference, we took the fight to the doorstep of the @post-gazette.com owners. Guild members from across North America stood shoulder-to-shoulder with PG strikers going 1,000+ days strong. 📷 & full story: www.unionprogress.com/2025/08/13/f...

We have an army of @newsguild.org and @cwaunion.bsky.social convention delegates heading straight to the bosses home tonight. Let's all stand together and tell the Blocks that they can't hide from us anymore.

The trades are whatever, but the Pirates are currently two players short on their active roster today with more trades certainly coming. If they aren’t paying 26 active players during their off day tomorrow, MLBPA should file another grievance against these cheapskate bastards.

THIS IS HOW ALL LABOR SHOULD TREAT MANAGEMENT

BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens. The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.

Dick Allen was an elite hitter who clashed with a world that was often far too slow to embrace him as either a player or a person. We’re more than ready to celebrate both now, says @jayjaffe.bsky.social.

Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.

They’re saying this so that they can continue to keep thousands of aid trucks locked out of the country, as they’ve been doing for months

Unite Here Local 26 is going on strike at Fenway Park www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/b...

We wanted to welcome @post-gazette.com editor Stan Wischnowski to work today, but unfortunately Stan can’t be bothered to come up with a plan to settle our strike. (The company did accuse of us “graffitiing” the parking lot though…) See you next time, Stan!