By Neil Cosgrove Confronted with an unfavorable National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that Block Communication, Inc. has violated labor law by refusing to pay a 5% increase in health insurance premiums […]
Block Decides to Keep Gouging P-G Journalists
Off Our Rockers and Into the Streets
By Bette McDevitt You may have seen us over the years. Raging Grannies, wearing hats salvaged from attics, shiny beads reminiscent of Mardi Gras, and buttons with slogans that catalog past causes […]
And the Winner Is…
(Photo Caption: The Raging Grannies (Photo: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) By Bette McDevitt Sorry, folks, it’s not you. It’s Lockheed. In the recent 1.3 trillion dollar budget, the defense contractors will share a large […]
Trading Principles for Power
By Cheryl Bauer The election of Donald Trump in 2016 is not only evidence of the power held by self-identified white, evangelical Christian voters, but of an enormous shift in principle of […]
Security Firm at Odds With Values of Many in North Hills Community
By Sister Mary Traupman Trib Media, 3-28-18: “The North Allegheny School District canceled a training session scheduled for March 28 by its security consultant after a parent complained about posts the company’s […]
Comcast 21 to Air Show on Korea
By Carlana Rhoten 21 (VERIZON FIOS 47) will be running an informative panel discussion putting the current conditions in South Korea, North Korea, and U.S. relationships in perspective. It will air at […]
SW PA Bread Team Lobbies Congressional Members for Improvements in the Domestic and International Food Programs
(Photo Caption: Connor Lamb (Photo by Joyce Rothermel) By Joyce Rothermel Those who gathered for the annual SW PA Bread Team Workshop on April 15 heard from presenters Margaret Tran, regional organizer […]
Guns for a Grade
(Photo Caption: CAPA (Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School) students organized a walk-out to protest gun violence in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students in Parkland, FL (Photos: ppuglobe.com) By Maggie […]
Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission Announced
(Photo Caption: The Gender Equity Commissioners (Photo: pittsburghpa.gov) By Marcia Bandes I am proud and delighted to share with you the latest milestone in the execution of Pittsburgh’s CEDAW (UN Convention on the […]
Thrifty: Serving and Surviving for 25 Years
(Photo Caption: Shawna Hammond and Shirley Gleditsch (Photo: provided by Thrifty) By Neil Cosgrove The beginnings of the East End Community Thrift Store, commonly known as “Thrifty,” were indeed humble, recalls Shirley Gleditsch, […]
