The libero position isn’t easy. The libero needs to display confidence, leadership and a willingness to take some bumps and bruises along the way. Pitt’s libero Emmy Klika displays all of these traits while on the court. pittnews.com/article/188105…

To brag a little, here are the PUP's finalists in the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania's Golden Quills competition, by Natalie is on strike with PGH NewsGuild, Steve Mellon, Hannah Wyman, Nathan, Alexandra Wimley and Emily Matthews: unionprogress.com/2024/04/12/the…

Our Ed Blazina is there in Brighton Heights as City of Pittsburgh gets to work on an unusual bridge just for pedestrians and pedalers to get to and from Riverview Park: unionprogress.com/2024/04/12/wal…

Our Steve Rotstein leads the PUP baseball notebook with Riverside coach Dan Oliastro becoming the WPIAL’s first and only member of the 700-win club, doing so in his 56th year at the helm. 'Tradition, now, is helping.' unionprogress.com/2024/04/12/pup…

Basketball, baseball, softball, football -- our Brad Everett opens up the PUP recruiting notebook: unionprogress.com/2024/04/12/pup…

the The Roboto Project + Bunker Projects campaign marks a collaborative effort between the punk/DIY music scene and a fine arts venue, as well as an example of how direct community engagement helps keep an arts culture alive.

by Emma Riva.

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Make no mistake — this remains an active strike against the Post Gazette. Our brothers and sisters from CWA and the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh 🗞 are still on the picket line fighting for what they deserve, and the Post Gazette is still refusing to do the right thing.

The strike goes on.

NEWS: a group of former WAMU/DCist staffers are launching a 'worker-led, community-based, local outlet.' They want help naming it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Here's more detail on the Pittsburgh news workers strike: wesa.fm/economy-busine…

'I was deeply disheartened by the shocking settlement reached by the Teamsters Local 211/205, a once-respected union. In exchange for severance payments, the Teamsters agreed to dissolve their union at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and end their strike.'

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Here's what we know from NewsGuild-CWA about one union dissolving and ending its Pittsburgh news workers strike, which continues for members of the other four unions: unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/cwa…

For today's lead story, our Ed Blazina goes to church -- the 130-year-old Braddock church that is being very creatively transformed into eight historic apartments: unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/ada…

Our Steve Mellon covers East Palestine, so he checks in with residents on the $600 million Norfolk Southern settlement. One lawyer: 'I would ask them to be patient and work through the process with us and learn more before casting a final judgment ...' unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/abo…

On his education beat, our Andrew Goldstein is on strike also covers five-figure financial boosts for student teachers in Pennsylvania in order to bolster the number of educators in the state that has 5,500 vacancies: unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/nee…

Our Andrew Goldstein is on strike drove out to McKeesport Wednesday as part of his coverage of SEIU Healthcare PA's three-year contract that the union sees 'as a necessary investment in recruitment and retention, and especially in nursing experience at the bedside' at UMPC McKeesport: unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/upm…

Our Brad Everett writes, 'TJ Baseball's opponents continue to learn that the Jaguars are one of the most complete teams in the WPIAL right now, regardless of class.' unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/big… (with Emily Matthews photos)

“She’s just a special kind of kid out on the mound,' says the opposing coach after Seneca Valley Sports' Lexie Hames delivers an 18-strikeout no-hitter 2-0 home W. Our Steve Rotstein and Emily Matthews are there: unionprogress.com/2024/04/11/pup…

Did we really get a six-foot-tall Jaromir Jagr bobblehead?

Yes... Yes, we did.

I was asked to contribute to SM's new website Crusher Deluxe, so I gave them this essay that I originally sent as a kind of advocacy letter to Sara Innamorato and Bethany Hallam. Enjoy!
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Spring sports 2: Our Steve Rotstein says that Maddie Cavenaugh 2025 'checks all the boxes with ease' as a real five-tool player 'and with the do-it-all junior leading the way, the South Fayette Softball have come roaring out of the gates': unionprogress.com/2024/04/10/sec…