From the AFL-CIO, to which the MTD is a constitutionally mandated department:
AFL-CIO Celebrates Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Workers Winning Their Strike
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement today (Nov. 10) celebrating the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers’ victory after a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld their demands for the newspaper to repeal more than five years of workers’ rights violations and to compensate those who were impacted:
Working people don’t back down from a fight, no matter how long it takes or how tough it gets. The members of the Pittsburgh News Guild-CWA have proven that time and again for the past three years. I am thrilled to congratulate them on their resounding victory.
The staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stood on the picket line throughout the longest ongoing strike in the United States, fighting against the Post-Gazette’s union-busting efforts as it consistently tried to deny workers their health care and break the terms of their contract. Since filing unfair labor practice charges in 2020 and going out on strike in October 2022, they have continued to serve their community with a strike newspaper, the Pittsburgh Union Progress.
Today, a federal court ruled that the Post-Gazette must meet its obligations under the workers’ collective bargaining agreement, including providing health care coverage, a short-term disability plan, a 40-hour workweek and workers’ right to appeal discipline.
The Post-Gazette workers’ heroic persistence exemplifies the power of what we can achieve when we come together in a union. For three years, they have bravely stood up for their own rights and have thereby held the line for everyone who works for a living. Their struggle has shown us all that when we fight, we win.