Students, union members and community supporters rallied at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday to call on the university to join a union-led boycott of Starbucks and sever its ties to the coffee giant. Starbucks Workers United is urging people to stop buying Starbucks coffee until unionized baristas reach
Editor's note: As reported by Public Source, Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment is set to hold a public hearing today, Nov. 12, on a proposal to turn a vacant building in Polish Hill into a homeless shelter. The Allegheny County Department of Human Services hopes to
The Pittsburgh Progress spoke with people on the ground who've had a close-up view of their communities' struggles over the past several years
In August, Brighton Heights was the destination for Pittsburgh’s first cat crawl. This Saturday, the concept comes to Lawrenceville. A cat crawl or cat walk is a simple concept: Cat lovers get together and walk around a neighborhood, stopping at designated homes to see their feline residents. The Brighton
Pittsburgh roundtable explores social prescribing through cultural experiences
Lizzie McCoi, Tiffany "Tiffy" Overly and Leslie Stohl have big plans for their book convention at Station Square
It provides a behind-the-scenes look at how elections are run, promotes confidence in the process and fosters a sense of community with neighbors
Annual musicians’ gathering honors the creator of the instrument, Adolphe Sax
He fell to the second round coming out of Arkansas but has quickly established himself as a key piece of the title contender Cleveland Cavaliers
The program director wants everyone to recognize its prominence in the music genre's tradition, including in Pittsburgh, and realize "it's not a dead art form."
Union touts three-year deal: 'We achieved exactly what we set out to achieve'
Staffing levels were a major issue during negotiations, and the union had taken a strike vote to increase pressure on the hospital
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Banners and signs display messages about democracy, immigration and government accountability.
education
Current wages lower than comparable positions at other Pennsylvania community colleges, administration-approved study finds
Arts & Culture
Thursday's 'A Chorus Line'-inspired performance features cast members from the first open auditions in the musical's history, moving away from its traditional roasts
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Unlike past rallies, organizers focus on voter participation in the November election
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Career and technical school’s three-year, $36 million upgrade follows an increase in enrollment to 1,035 students, with a waiting list of more than 200
Labor
If negotiations don’t conclude by then, union nurses and nurse practitioners say they will the take a strike authorization vote to pressure management
Labor
Key issues for union members included wages, working conditions and job security.
Blocks now must repay millions to former workers and strikers to cover pay cuts and insurance increases that stretch back beyond illegally imposed working conditions
Labor
About 1,000 workers continued striking for a second day at Duquesne Light, the electrical utility company that serves most of Allegheny and Beaver counties, including the entire city of Pittsburgh. The workers, represented by IBEW Local 29, initiated the work stoppage at midnight Thursday over numerous issues, including wages
Two new facilities open for business while construction start looms for another
Labor
The American ritual playing out on the wide sidewalk in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Saturday morning seemed familiar in many ways. There were the group chants about union strength and sticking together, the handmade signs demanding fair contracts and calling for boycotts, the passing motorists honking their horns in support.
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From Wilkinsburg’s land bank strategy to East Hills’ homeownership revival, local leaders and residents show national advocates how block-level power restores equity and dignity to neighborhoods plagued by vacant and rundown structures