Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers are calling for new leadership at the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, weeks after the newspaper announced it would publish its final edition later this year.
In a statement Thursday morning, the “majority of the bargaining unit at the Post-Gazette” said it’s seeking new elections in the union after it misrepresented “our prevailing views for many years.”
Post-Gazette workers had begun returning to work in November after a three-year-long strike over contract issues. But on Jan. 7, the Post-Gazette’s owner, Block Communications Inc., announced the 240-year-old newspaper would cease operations on May 3…