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Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess has thrown his support behind the proposed merger of the Washington Health System and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). During a press conference Tuesday at City Hall, Burgess, a longtime steelworker and veteran political and union activist, cited his union roots as a reason for calling the press conference, stating […]

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TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. In 2019, U.S. Steel’s announcement of a $1.2 billion investment in its Mon Valley Works brought questions and excitement — the good, anticipatory kind. Yes, there would be a new endless casting and rolling facility at the Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock and a cogeneration facility at the Clairton Plant, but there were still things people wanted to know. When would the constr...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:39 p.m. | Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:39 p.m. Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Former Pennsylvania House of Representatives member Mike Turzai speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Sen. Pat Toomey spea...