Mayor Ed Gainey says diversity is key to Pittsburgh's future success
Mayor Ed Gainey has a host of policy goals and ambitions for the remainder of his first term, but underpinning many of them is a simple message: "Diversity is good."
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Mayor Ed Gainey has a host of policy goals and ambitions for the remainder of his first term, but underpinning many of them is a simple message: "Diversity is good."
A year into a tumultuous strike, negotiations between journalists and workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and management remain at a standstill. Journalists are tired and frustrated, management isn’t budging, and no date is set for a looming decision on a labor ruling that could change the course of the lengthy
The Toledo NewsGuild is negotiating for higher wages, the continuation of current health care coverage, and protections for certain jobs so they can’t be outsourced to freelancers.
Experts say that — despite a National Labor Relations Board ruling — the paper’s owners could benefit from prolonging the work stoppage even further.
Union members say a contractor hired to distribute newspapers during the strike assaulted two union members early Sunday morning.