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Post-Gazette loses 3rd Circuit appeal request, owes workers restored terms, money

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Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168

The PG’s announced closure does not allow it to evade the ruling.

PITTSBURGH — On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s request to have every judge on the circuit reconsider a November 2025 ruling from a panel of the same court that enforced a National Labor Relations Board order directing the PG to restore the entire collective bargaining agreement that it illegally tore up in July 2020. That includes restoration of paid time off, banked sick days, some workers’ wages, health care and the right to arbitrate discipline, among other issues.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper

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January 7, 2026

Media Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168

PG to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order

PITTSBURGH — After years of wasting millions of dollars losing court battles in attempts to deny their workers’ basic rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG) announced on Wednesday afternoon that it would be closing on May 3.

Earlier in the day, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the company’s request to stay a U.S. 3rd Circuit Court order requiring the PG to reinstate a contractual health care plan it had previously agreed to prior to illegally tearing it up in 2020.

Struck Newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Closes Allegheny County Print Facility, Pays Out Striking Production Workers

March 13, 2025

Striking Journalists Maintain Digital Picket Lines with Solidarity from Readers and Former Colleagues

PITTSBURGH – Today, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union announced that striking production and advertising workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG) have accepted a buyout offer after the newspaper outsourced production of its print edition to the Butler Eagle, eliminating 31 union jobs in Allegheny County. Journalists and newsroom staff represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh (TNG-CWA Local 38061) remain on strike.

Newsletter: Another member impacted by LA fires

Thankfully the winds died down this week in Los Angeles and firefighters have improved containment of the Eaton and Palisades fires. We’re still watching the situation and ask you to check in on colleagues affected by the fires.

Nichola Groom, an energy and climate reporter at Reuters and member of The NewsGuild of New York, evacuated and she and her family lost their home in Altadena. They’ve found a spot to live for the next few months while they find a new home.

On Wednesday, the family shared an update: