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Bob Batz Jr.
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Journalist. Pittsburgh.
The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
www.unionprogress.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper's Ed Blazina looks out at local roadways and still sees a lot of orange: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/s...
Some changes for major projects this week - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The usual suspects — Interstate 79, Route 28, the Parkway West, Boulevard of the Allies and Fort Duquesne Bridge — all will have extra road restrictions this week. Here are the details:
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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Industrial.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two big stories in the @pghguild.com Sunday strike paper: @johnnysantapup.bsky.social covers all the W. PA college football, and Ed Blazina reports on @pittsburghwater.bsky.social's massive upgrade -- "a monumental moment" to ensure "clean drinking water for our babies": www.unionprogress.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What happened last night on the football fields of Western Pennsylvania? Open the @pghguild.com strike paper: www.unionprogress.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's the 🏈 playoff semis tonight and our starting lineup is set: Steve Rotstein at Class 6A/4A, Brad Everett at 5A/3A and
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social at 2A/1A. Pregame with previews in the @pghguild.com strike paper, which also looks at weekend roadwork and South Park recycling: unionprogress.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Thursday @pghguild.com strike paper previews Friday night's WPIAL Class 6A/4A high school football semifinal games, as well as Saturday's opening at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center of "Picture This," celebrating the value of intergenerational friendships: www.unionprogress.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Still on strike, still striker pizza. (Not the worst part, TBH)
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here comes Week 2 of the Western Pennsylvania high school football playoffs, and here's the @pghguild.com strike paper's Game of the Week: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/05/p...
PUP high school football Game of the Week: Upper St. Clair vs. Woodland Hills (Playoffs – Week 2) - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Each Wednesday, the PUP high school sports staff will preview the game of the week. Between the hash marks Who: Upper St. Clair (9-2) at Woodland Hills (8-2) Where: Wolvarena, Turtle Creek When: 7 p.m...
www.unionprogress.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tuesday's @pghguild.com strike paper: The Mon Incline remains closed, but the Pitt Jazz Seminar is on, right up to Saturday's epic concert: www.unionprogress.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
From the Blue Sky News and the great Joyce Gannon: "Just as Pittsburgh’s philanthropies decades ago put their resources toward a future beyond steelmaking, they now consider @pitairport.bsky.social a 'critical partner for economic development' for the region": blueskypit.com/pittsburghs-...
Pittsburgh’s Storied History of Philanthropy is Powering PIT’s Future
As Jasmin DeForrest walked through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) early ...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper's Ed Blazina uses "final touches" and "construction season" in the same sentence: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/03/r...
Road projects on Route 50, Route 28 nearly complete - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Crews are putting the final touches on several projects as construction season nears the end. Here’s what to expect this week:
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Bob Batz Jr.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
What do we do now, without baseball?
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When daylight saving time ends, how to you reset a cat?
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The @pghguild.com Sunday strike paper has @johnnysantapup.bsky.social's big district college football roundup; a Mon Incline glitch, rescue and shutdown; Allegheny Land Trust protecting more green space; and a PGH Media Partnership story on the need for more foster parents: www.unionprogress.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Well, it is after Halloween.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What happened on the Western PA football fields last night, playoffs edition. 🖊️ by Brad Everett and Steve Rotstein, 📷 by Mike Darnay , Sam Heasley and Ross Insana. Plus, PennDOT tells Ed Blazina, "Let it snow." Read the @pghguild.com strike paper at www.unionprogress.com. Have a great Saturday!
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Watching the Blue Jays.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Happy Halloween. This was my treat, along with a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale my neighbor saved from last Christmas.
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pitch: A Pittsburgh horror movie where the zombies are strikers going into their fourth year ...
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Friday morning and the @pghguild.com newsroom is quiet. Brad Everett and Steve Rotstein are covering the W. PA high school playoffs tonight. We've got a news reporter at the PennDOT Perrysville Stockpile now. Meanwhile, here's today's roadwork report and "Teen Voices" feature: unionprogress.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper moves closer to the Western PA high school football playoffs with Steve Rotstein's Game of Week 1 (he likes Mars). Helen Fallon profiles PA Resources Council's new executive director. Ed Blazina also covers work on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail: www.unionprogress.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Your @pghguild.com strike paper starts another week with the scoop on a trashy photography contest, the forthcoming Western Pennsylvania high school football playoffs, and this week's roadwork. Read, share and support at www.unionprogress.com. And thank you Helen, Ed, Brad, Steve, Johnny and Emily.
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM