Pittsburgh, Pa − January 7, 2026 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams issues this statement following today’s announcement that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease operations on May 3, 2026. The owners of the newspaper blamed the recent labor union victory in an Unfair Labor Practices case before the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals that restored the terms of workers’ 2014-2017 contract for the decision to close the paper.
“The Block Family should be ashamed of themselves. They could have saved a ton of money if they just negotiated in good faith with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh from the beginning. It is absurd that they repeatedly blame workers for their failure to manage their own business.
My heart goes out to the Post-Gazette workers who have been through so much and have never deserved how they were treated. They are the only ones leaving that building with their dignity intact.”
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