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President of @newsguild.org, the largest union of media workers in North America.
And the parents of our local president.

“If I had buttons on my shirt they’d all be popping off,” his mom said. “So many of these people here we didn’t know before and it’s just formed a really bonded family,” his dad said.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Here the strikers head up the elevator, back into a newsroom they walked out of 1,132 days before. In the center is our Stephen Karlinchak "Conan the Librarian" who brought a lot of wit and silliness to our strike. Stephen wrote about the strike 500 days in www.unionprogress.com/2024/03/01/c...
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And Helen Fallon right on the inside of the glass after our strike ended. Helen has been a journalist at the Post-Gazette since 1987 and has lived through two strikes. www.unionprogress.com/2024/08/04/j...
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
And Andrew Goldstein, our local president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, smiling while he gave a speech before our strikers walked back in. “Our job is to seek truth, to hold power to account. Our job is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Photos on the day our 3+ year strike ended.
@publicsource.org @stephstrasburg.bsky.social

Here's Steve Mellon, a veteran photojournalist and writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, waving to the crowd outside of the Post-Gazette before walking in to retake his job after three years on strike.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Outside the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette right now. Large crowd celebrating our strikers as the win and end their strike!
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Proud to support @propublicaguild.org members demanding a fair contract last night and also support @ire.org as a longtime member. Fair contract now!
September 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tigers in DC. Wearing a Nats cap and a Detroit Guild shirt. Let’s go UNION ✊
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yesterday I submitted a letter calling on Congress to support our members and journalists at Radio Free Asia, alongside the journalists at Voice of America.
June 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
At the hearing over the U.S. Agency for Global Media in the U.S. House. Getting started now.
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Journalists at @scinews.bsky.social are rallying for a fair first contract NOW!
April 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rally in front of the Dept. of Labor. AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social speaks to the large crowd.
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Dined at Pastis DC last night, where restaurant workers are unionizing! You gotta believe we were there supporting the workers! During dinner our server put out a fire caused by a nearby table. 🔥✊ These workers deserve a union! Starr Restaurants: stop union-busting! actionnetwork.org/petitions/dc...
February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Proud to vote today! Standing with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette members and New York Times Tech Guild on strike today!
November 5, 2024 at 3:36 PM
It’s bad when the CEO of a news company won’t talk to his own journalists. His days are truly numbered now. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
October 28, 2024 at 11:55 AM