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Editorial | Top 10 Pitt things that could win a Hunger Games simulation

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 23, 2021

Based off of a book series where tributes fight one another until there’s one person left standing, we’ve put together the top 10 Pitt-related things that could probably win one of these simulations.

Opinion | Unions are the solution to the plight of the working class

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • February 17, 2021

Through their bargaining power, strong unions create opportunities for all and seem to be the cure for the plight of the working-class.

Pitt dining worker union alleges ‘direct violation’ of contract by dining contractor, raises safety concerns

By Thea Barrett, Staff Writer • October 21, 2020

By cutting hours for Pitt dining workers, their union argues contractor Compass Group is committing a “direct violation” of its contract. The company said it has “temporarily adjusted hours slightly in order to maintain the working status of all associates.”

Op-Ed | What’s missing from Pitt’s pandemic planning? A Faculty Union

By Pitt Faculty Organizing Committee • July 23, 2020

In an Op-Ed, the Pitt Faculty Organizing Committee argues that during pandemic planning, a certified faculty union is vital and would benefit not just faculty, but the entire Pitt community.

Grad union organizers deliver broken heart to Chancellor Gallagher

By Jon Moss and Benjamin Nigrosh • February 14, 2020

Grad union organizers delivered a Valentine’s Day gift, with a twist, to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher on Friday afternoon.

Editorial: Pitt is wasting its money on union battles

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 15, 2020

The battle between Pitt and its graduate students’ and faculty’s unionization efforts has evidently come at a cost — one of just more than a million dollars.

Editorial: NLRB unionization proposal is a step backwards

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 23, 2019

This new proposal is a bleak reminder of just how difficult unionization really is, and just how far we still have to go.

Editorial | Everyday is Labor Day

By Pitt News Editorial Board • September 2, 2019

Since the Labor Day’s establishment in 1894, labor itself has evolved into something more complex than simply the unionization of nine-to-five white-collar workers and advocacy for safe working conditions.

Student organizers confident as unionization decision nears

By Erica Guthrie, Assistant News Editor • August 26, 2019

Pitt and the graduate student organizers trying to establish a union at the University took their final legal step last week before the state labor board determines whether or not the University engaged in unfair labor practices during the elections held last spring.

Pitt faculty see future in union

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • February 6, 2019

To most passersby, the fliers, posters and comics adorning the office doors in the narrow corridors on the fourth floor of the Cathedral of Learning blend in with the rest of campus. But for Tyler McAndrew,...