United Airlines flight attendants approved a new five-year union contract with average raises of 31%. About 30,000 flight attendants with @afacwa.org will now get their first raise in nearly six years. The contract also means attendants will finally get paid during boarding.

NEW: Workers are turning to unions to rein in harmful workplace AI. NewsGuild members like Anna from @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social are winning key AI protections in union contracts, as a new @aflcio.org poll shows workers trust unions to lead on AI! ✊

United AFA Flight Attendants voted 82% to ratify their new Contract, with 88.9% participating. United Flight Attendants will receive a 31% average wage increase and boarding pay this summer, and many other improvements. afacwa.org/united-fligh...

As the richest university in the world reels from Epstein scandals & attacks by the Trump administration, over 4,000 Harvard grad student workers go on strike. I speak with three striking members/officers of Harvard Graduate Students Union @uaw.org @therealnews.com therealnews.com/amid-trump-a...

We at States Newsroom are proud to be part of the GenAI Slop-Free News list on Bluesky, and we now have an official public AI policy to prove that we belong there. "States Newsroom does not publish stories or commentaries generated by AI."

For the locals: We've got our second PAPER town hall this coming Wednesday. We want to hear from you. And you *might* even hear the name of our impending daily news co-op 🤫. RSVP today? actionnetwork.org/events/coope...

Just as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was set to shutter, it was purchased by the Venetoulis Institute, which also owns the Baltimore Banner. Then, they fired most of the @pghguild.com union workers who participated in the recently ended strike at the PPG.

OurPaperNow.org has received more than 700 donations already. Successful news co-ops have been launched with less. "... I’ve seen us do the impossible before, and I know we can do it again.” www.cjr.org/feature/vene...

On this day in 1933, Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld library in Berlin. The world’s greatest collection of LGBTQ books and scientific papers were looted and later burned, erasing decades of research into sexuality and gender identity. ‘Where they burn books, in the end they will burn humans too’.

The deep staff cuts and anti-union purge at @post-gazette.com don’t feel any better now than they did last week. Decades of both institutional knowledge, and potential careers there, have been discarded. What can you do? Plan for what’s next with us next Wednesday. actionnetwork.org/events/coope...

It's bad when the leaders of news organizations lie. That's what Venetoulis Institute (@post-gazette.com & @thebaltimorebanner.com) CEO Bob Cohn did here. He cut 50% of the staff. He canned 80% of strikers. Of the scabs he kept, 80% had publicly disavowed the union. www.cjr.org/feature/vene...

I am so happy for this!

Congrats to today's Pulitzer winners — not *just* the Guild folks. FYI: The owners of the @thebaltimorebanner.com & @post-gazette.com began their PG tenure by canning members of the team that won a Pulitzer for Tree of Life coverage. Why? They're former strikers. actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...

A survivor of the Kent State Massacre rings the bell on campus today, May 4, at exactly 12:20, the moment his classmates fell, 56 years ago.

What's disgusting? Union busting!

I'm just totally shocked and appalled by this. I thought the Baltimore Banner folks who bought the P-G were good human beings. I was wrong

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism (@thebaltimorebanner.com) has begun its ownership of the @post-gazette.com by cutting at least 40% of staff, and 80% of former strikers. It is sad, vindictive, and does not bode well for what we’ve fought and hoped for, including the success of the PG.

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Today, the incoming ownership of @post-gazette.com received the following open letter from city, county, state, and federal elected officials welcoming the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism to Pittsburgh, and urging strong staffing and good-faith bargaining.

After numerous workers have spent decades working with manufactured stone, a grim reality is becoming clear: no amount of protection can keep them safe from silicosis, a fatal condition that requires lung transplants even to manage: labornotes.org/2026/04/coun... 1/2

Something to consider for "white-collar" workers who, incorrectly, might not see themselves in Workers' Memorial Day. Does an executive or owner of your workplace care any more about your life than a factory boss does for their workers? Survey says, No.

While we're eager to hear how our interviews for our jobs have landed, we're also not sitting on our hands. The Post-Gazette WILL be a union paper for a union town. Can you jump on this petition for robust local news coverage & some good ol' good-faith bargaining? actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...

“This isn’t just something that affects Wizards of the Coast; it’s how most American workplaces are set up: investor profit above all, even if it hurts those behind the products we all know and love. Unions are the missing counterweight to protect our craft.” Solidarity with MTG Arena workers 💪

I published my book about the labor movement with Hachette so I am very excited to see the announcement that Hachette workers are unionizing. Publishing should be a union industry. Learn more and support them here: hachetteworkers.com

Well, we cleared 1,000 🙂

900+ signatures and counting. We'd love to hand over 1,000. Maybe you'll make light work of that, too. 😈

Ah, now it's 600. And we're not even done with our 20-minute interviews yet!

Already more than 500 signatures since we launched this morning. Let's keep it up.

We joined many of you in welcoming the PG’s new owners. Then celebrations got cut short. Folks in Baltimore were told our staff is getting halved. The CEO was dodgy on the record re: unions. Will you sign our pledge marking the need for robust staff & a union PG? actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...

We are very, very glad that the PG is surviving! We’re eager to turn over a new leaf with new owners who value journalism, and respect Pittsburgh. We’re also concerned by the new ownership's public statements regarding job cuts.

We were stoked to see nearly 100 people at our town hall last night, share our vision for a multi-stakeholder daily news co-op, and hear what you all need in one for the future of journalism in Pittsburgh. The desire for local, representative news we all own was clear! OurPaperNow.org

What would truly equitable, worker-centered journalism look like for Pittsburgh? Hear from speakers who believe something better is possible, and join a group conversation about what it could look like. RSVP: tinyurl.com/PAPER-town-hall #Pittsburgh #PittsburghNews #LocalNews #OurPAPERNow

What if our local news was run by workers, and neighbors — accountable to our own working-class problems — instead of being both-sides-ing millionaire pet projects? We teamed up w/ our community and formed PAPER to do just that. Can you donate to support today? OurPaperNow.org

PG NEWS: On January 20th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed contempt charges against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for defying court orders to restore workers’ health care plan. newsguild.org/labor-board-...

RELEASE: The PG’s announced shutdown does not exempt it from the ruling or its obligation to pay workers what they are owed. That liability continues to accrue until the Post-Gazette restores the previous, contractually bargained terms. newsguild.org/post-gazette...

Journalists @pghguild.com aren't giving up on providing Pittsburgh with the caliber of journalism the community deserves. Sign this petition today, stating your support for alternative ownership of a daily news outlet in Pittsburgh — PG or otherwise. ✍️: actionnetwork.org/forms/pledgi...

NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order “Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...

NEW: LA Times journalists (@latguild.bsky.social) approved a new contract after three years of hard-fought negotiations. Under the deal, which covers more than 200 Guild members, every newsroom worker will receive a raise of at least $3,000 in the first year. newsguild.org/los-angeles-...

Today, hundreds of workers at Environmental Defense Fund announced the launch of EDF Together — the largest environmental union in the US. We’re asking EDF to voluntarily recognize our union so that we can begin building a better EDF, together. Learn more: edftogether.org

In Pittsburgh, @pghguild.com Post-Gazette workers returned to the newsroom this past Monday after three years, one month, and five days on strike. Incredible solidarity by these workers during the country's longest strike! www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/11/t...

A lot of emotion in the @pghguild.com newsroom this weekend as we make, edit and publish what looks to be the last Sunday strike paper. It's full of champions and winners, doers and helpers. And I'm talking about its journalists: www.unionprogress.com

Follow along as the @pghguild.com strike paper's @johnnysantapup.bsky.social covers college 🏈 and Brad and Steve work all day this championship Saturday @acrisurestadium.bsky.social. Meanwhile here are the PIAA playoffs results, and the Mon Incline is open for Light Up Night: www.unionprogress.com

The Friday @pghguild.com strike paper gets you ready for championship Saturday @acrisurestadium.bsky.social; reports on the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel reopening and the United Way IMPACT Awards, and shares a SNAP update from the Pittsburgh Media Partnership's Erin Yudt: www.unionprogress.com

More company appeals in the three-year-plus Pittsburgh news strike, but the @pghguild.com journalists say they'll still be at work Monday: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/20/p...

The Thursday @pghguild.com strike paper gets ready for Saturday's Western Pennsylvania high school football championships: www.unionprogress.com

Wednesday's strike paper: The United Way seeks free tax prep volunteers, Ed Blazina has a distinctly convoluted Pittsburgh roadwork report, and @stevemellon412.bsky.social is there as @pghguild.com's Goldy loses his locks: www.unionprogress.com

Yesterday, on day 1,126 of our unfair labor practice strike, our return to work notice was sent to @post-gazette.com ownership. “Every single step of the way, we have told the company and decision makers within it that this is what would happen.” www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/17/p...

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...

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