(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) – The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals today (Monday, November 10th) ordered The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to repeal more than five years of Worker Rights violations and to compensate the Workers who were impacted by those violations. 

The order, which enforces a September 2024 ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reflects the long-standing demands of Post-Gazette Workers, who have been on Strike since October 2022.

The Post-Gazette must now comply with the Court’s order.

The Strikers - who are represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh-Communications Workers of America (CWA), now look forward to ending the Strike and returning to work.

Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh President Andrew Goldstein said: “Ever since Post-Gazette management ripped apart our contract in 2020, our Union of Journalists has been standing and fighting the lawless Union-Busting that we’ve been subjected to every step of the way. When we walked out on Strike in October 2022 it wasn’t just for us and our rights as Workers, we were fighting for fair treatment for the future Journalists in Pittsburgh and beyond. Today’s victory vindicates our fight and shows that NewsGuild Workers will never back down no matter how long it takes.”

CW President Claude Cummings, Jr. said: “Let this be a lesson to the bosses and the bullies who think they can starve Working People into submission - when we stand together, we have the power, the tenacity and the will to win. I am immensely proud of our Strikers for their righteous victory today and also of Members and retirees from across our Union and the Labor Movement who have stood in solidarity, donated and sustained our Strikers for three long years. When we fight together, we win together.”

Though the newspaper has continuously flouted Federal Labor Law for the better part of a decade, the combination of its Workers’ Strike and a Circuit Court ruling corners the Union-Busting operation.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in practice, does not accept appeals of this kind.

Post-Gazette Corporate Brass and their attorneys have long maintained that they would win on appeal in Circuit Court. 

Instead, the Post-Gazette Workers are ready to return to work on the terms they have demanded throughout their three-year Strike - including a restoration of the Health Care Plan the company illegally took away without bargaining in July 2020.

The contract coverage was replaced by an inferior and more costly corporate plan.

At the same time, The Post-Gazette eliminated the guarantee of a 40-hour work week, gutted the collectively bargained short-term disability plan, took away some Workers’ paid time off - as well as the right to fight discipline from managers, among other issues.

The imposed Health Care Plan had effectively cut Workers’ wages by thousands of dollars annually by shifting costs to Employees.

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