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Block Communications, the parent company of The Blade in Toledo whose employees are represented by NewsGuild/CWA Local 34043, announced Wednesday the closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a string of court rulings that shot down BCI's unfair labor practices in Pittsburgh.
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Block Communications, the parent company of The Blade in Toledo whose employees are represented by NewsGuild/CWA Local 34043, announced Wednesday the closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a string of court rulings that shot down BCI's unfair labor practices in Pittsburgh.
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NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Post-Gazette to shut down 240-year-old paper after SCOTUS slaps down company’s bid to evade court order
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
“Instead of simply following the law, the owners chose to punish local journalists and the city of Pittsburgh,” said Goldstein, president of @pghguild.com
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Huge victory for our union siblings in Pittsburgh after three years on strike! We're cheering for you from Toledo, and are inspired by your fortitude against the union-busting tactics of the Blocks. It makes us more determined in holding the Blocks accountable in our community.
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
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Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Huge victory for our union siblings in Pittsburgh after three years on strike! We're cheering for you from Toledo, and are inspired by your fortitude against the union-busting tactics of the Blocks. It makes us more determined in holding the Blocks accountable in our community.
Great being able to get together as a union late last week to watch The Paper, which is set at a fictional newspaper in Toledo. The Blade was scouted by folks behind the show early on in their research process.
September 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Great being able to get together as a union late last week to watch The Paper, which is set at a fictional newspaper in Toledo. The Blade was scouted by folks behind the show early on in their research process.
Happy Labor Day from the Toledo NewsGuild! We had a great time taking part in the parade today with the other unions that keep Toledo going in all kinds of industries.
September 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happy Labor Day from the Toledo NewsGuild! We had a great time taking part in the parade today with the other unions that keep Toledo going in all kinds of industries.
Congratulations to the Toledo Firefighters Local 92 their new contract last month. Toledo is better with union workers getting respect and dignity at work, and we're safer with union firefighters.
August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congratulations to the Toledo Firefighters Local 92 their new contract last month. Toledo is better with union workers getting respect and dignity at work, and we're safer with union firefighters.
Great food and camaraderie at our guild picnic yesterday at Glass City Metropark!
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Great food and camaraderie at our guild picnic yesterday at Glass City Metropark!
We’re thrilled about The Paper! We noticed though that while the show’s writers had visited our newsroom for research, they missed a detail. The office in the promotional is clearly loosely based on ours. It’s missing the dingy feel and leaky ceiling that we’re familiar with.
May 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We’re thrilled about The Paper! We noticed though that while the show’s writers had visited our newsroom for research, they missed a detail. The office in the promotional is clearly loosely based on ours. It’s missing the dingy feel and leaky ceiling that we’re familiar with.
📢 Call to action! Here’s a simple way to let all the BCI board members know that their union-busting tactics against our striking union siblings @pghguild.com is failing the company & wasting time/money. Send a pre-written letter or write your own! actionnetwork.org/letters/dear...
Dear BCI Board, The strikers are winning. You can cut your losses now.
The Post-Gazette's parent company, Block Communications Inc. (BCI) is overseen by nine members of its board of directors. Many of them are Block family members, but not all. Some — but not enough of t...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
📢 Call to action! Here’s a simple way to let all the BCI board members know that their union-busting tactics against our striking union siblings @pghguild.com is failing the company & wasting time/money. Send a pre-written letter or write your own! actionnetwork.org/letters/dear...
Great news out of Pittsburgh! We are well acquainted with the unreal levels of disrespect shown by the Blocks. We’re eager to ramp up our fight to win the respect we all deserve. ✊
BREAKING: Today the 3rd Circuit Court enjoined the
@post-gazette.com ordering the company to — upon request — immediately restore the health care it illegally took away in 2020, and bargain with us.
This is an enormous win and the most consequential day of our entire strike.
@post-gazette.com ordering the company to — upon request — immediately restore the health care it illegally took away in 2020, and bargain with us.
This is an enormous win and the most consequential day of our entire strike.
March 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Great news out of Pittsburgh! We are well acquainted with the unreal levels of disrespect shown by the Blocks. We’re eager to ramp up our fight to win the respect we all deserve. ✊
We have joined more than 40 organizations, including fellow @newsguild.org locals, in signing a @spj-posts.bsky.social-led letter condemning an ongoing campaign of intimidation and attacks by the government on the free press. www.spj.org/spj-leads-ov...
SPJ leads over 40 groups in joint statement condemning recent government press attacks
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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February 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We have joined more than 40 organizations, including fellow @newsguild.org locals, in signing a @spj-posts.bsky.social-led letter condemning an ongoing campaign of intimidation and attacks by the government on the free press. www.spj.org/spj-leads-ov...