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CCAC faculty authorize strike after offer of pay raises with 'strings attached'
Current wages lower than comparable positions at other Pennsylvania community colleges, administration-approved study finds
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Union sets Oct. 15 deadline for AGH contract talks agreement
If negotiations don’t conclude by then, union nurses and nurse practitioners say they will the take a strike authorization vote to pressure management
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Update: Duquesne Light union workers ratify new contract reached after 8-day strike
Key issues for union members included wages, working conditions and job security.
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Duquesne Light workers strike over wages, working conditions
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
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Bloomfield Starbucks closure sparks union baristas' anger, mixed with sorrow and affection
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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Immigrants played major role in Pressed Steel Car 1909 strike
McKees Rocks battle deserves its rightful place in labor and social history
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Stand up for immigrant workers during Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrating their heritage reminds everyone Latinos and Latinas belong here
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SEIU workers, local officials call for paid parental leave at Labor Day rally prior to annual parade
Amid contract negotiations, the largest and fastest-growing union of healthcare workers in the state fights for revolutionary legislation
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AGH nurses emphasize need for safe staffing levels as union contract talks begin
Jeff Perry may find himself working in one of 10 units across Allegheny General Hospital on any given day, depending on where he is needed the most. But no matter where he’s stationed, the nurse who has been at the North Side hospital for two years said he sees
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What on Earth happened to union organizer Fannie Sellins?
If you look only at the closed eyes and the serene expression on the woman’s face you would think perhaps she is simply sleeping. But you can’t ignore the forehead, the way it collapses inward just above the eyebrows. The question that arises: Is this grotesque evidence of
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This new media cooperative invites the community to join us on our journey of creation
Welcome to the Pittsburgh Progress, a news organization forged by a team of union journalists and community members. That’s us. We own this thing. It’s a cooperative. You can be an owner, too. You should. We don’t have to live in a world dominated by media companies
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Union nurses, lactation consultants at Magee struggle with staffing shortages amid contract battle with UPMC
Delivering a baby can go as well as possible, said Liana Montes, and yet it can still be traumatic for someone giving birth. That’s why the labor and delivery nurse at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital said it’s important for her to take time to explain the process