Supporters at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Various state reps and senators, County Controller Chelsa Wagner, Rep. Ed Gainey, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep Dan Miller, Sen. Wayne Fontana, Sen. Pam Iovino, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Sen. Jay Costa and Rep. Bill Kortz attended the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO addresses the crowd and vrious state reps and senators at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Democratic state Rep. Wayne Fontana 42nd District at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Democratic state Rep. Sara Innamorato, 21st District at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Post-Gazette reporter and Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh member Diana Nelson Jones talks with Democratic state Rep. Sara Innamorato, 21st District at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of PIttsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Democratic state Rep. Edward Gainey, 24th District at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, addressing the elected officials and crowd at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO recognizes Guild Leaders at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO with organizer Helen Gerhardt at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Supporters at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Supporters at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Supporters at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Supporters at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Pennsylvania Democratic state senator Pam Iovino, 37th district at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
MIke Fuoco, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh President and Post-Gazette enterpirise reporter at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions.. (Kurt Weber)
Joe Molinaro, president of the Post-Gazette’s newspaper’s Teamsters union at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
Democratic state Rep. Edward Gainey, 24th District and Democratic state Rep. Summer Lee, 34nd District at the rally along North Shore Drive in front of the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, June 7, 2019, to support the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG Unions. (Kurt Weber)
On Friday, June 7, politicians, labor unions, activists, and supporters of all kinds rallied on N. Shore Drive in front of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offices to demand that Block Communications negotiate a fair and equitable contract with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.
A huge thank you goes out to all of the organizations that showed up in support.
Pittsburghers for Public Transit
ATM 85
Battle of Homestead Foundation
Teamsters 249 and 211
American Association of African Americans Labor History
SEIU Healthcare PA
UE
PG Mailers Local 22
Pittsburgh DSA
United Food and Commercial Workers
Keystone State
aIBEW
Thomas Merton Center
Pittsburgh United
Mon Valley Unemployed Committee
SAG-AFTRA
CWA 13,000