The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
A union member wears SEIU pins on their hat before the rally at IBEW Local Union 5 on Sept. 2, 2024.

Pitt workers agree to new one-year contract

By Sarah George, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025
Pitt service workers finished negotiating a one-year contract at the beginning of March that included a pay raise and various new benefits.
The Cathedral of Learning.

‘We just deserve better’: Pitt service workers frustrated with wage uncertainty amid union negotiations

By Adrienne Cahillane, Contributing Editor • February 25, 2025
Service workers on Pitt’s campus express concerns with wages and staffing amid funding worries after their contracts with Pitt have been extended twice during bargaining.
A protester rallies with a crowd of UPMC employees on Grant Street during Thursday’s UPMC Essential Worker Strike in Downtown.

Editorial | Happy strikesgiving to UPMC workers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 19, 2021
We fully back employees’ push for better treatment, and condemn the insultingly low value to which UPMC holds its employees.
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