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The Pittsburgh Union Progress is the publication of the striking workers against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It covers the labor dispute and other community news while serving as a voice for the people of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transitās potential big year of changes hinges on state funding increase
Published: January 2, 2025 11:20
Pittsburgh Regional Transit knows 2025 could be a monumental year for transit service in Allegheny County. It just isnāt sure whether the changes will be positive or negative for the system. On the positive side, the agency is moving ahead withā¦
Third timeās the charm: I jumped into the Mon River for the third year in a row
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/01/01/polarplunge010125/
Published: January 1, 2025 18:10
Itās hard to believe today is my third New Yearās Day on strike. On Jan. 1, 2023, I didnāt think I would still be on strike when I jumped into the Monongahela River on Jan. 1, 2024. So to be heading back to the Mon Wharf, Downtown, for the annualā¦
Happy New Year!
https://www.unionprogress.com/2025/01/01/happy-new-year/
Published: January 1, 2025 14:24
We here at the PUP wish all our readers, advertisers, sources and other supporters the best 2025. The post Happy New Year! appeared first on Pittsburgh Union Progress.
Pittsburgh Regional Transitās year of light rail disruptions begins Thursday
Published: January 1, 2025 11:12
A busy year of work on Pittsburgh Regional Transitās light rail system begins Thursday when tracks will be closed between the First Avenue and Steel Plaza stations. After trying for two seasons to do work during overnight hours to repair and replace theā¦
PUP recruiting notebook: Greensburg Central Catholicās Erica Gribble makes college choice, commits to defending Atlantic 10 champion Richmond
Published: January 1, 2025 11:00
How does that saying go about two birds and one stone? Greensburg Central Catholicās Erica Gribble took advantage of that last Monday when she called up her future college coach and verbally committed. Gribble then not only knew where she would be playingā¦
PUP girls basketball notebook: One of WPIALās true models of consistency, longtime OLSH coach Don Eckerle joins 400-win club
Published: January 1, 2025 10:49
It might not taste quite as sweet as victory No. 300, but for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart coach Don Eckerle, becoming the WPIALās newest member of the 400-win club on Sunday was still a cause for a bit of a celebration. Win No. 300 for Eckerle came atā¦
Private visual exam of 20 railroad bridges in Pittsburgh area claims 11 are in poor condition, need major repairs
Published: December 31, 2024 12:07
A public advocacy group claims a visual review of 20 short rail bridges in Pittsburgh and surrounding communities by a certified bridge engineer found 11 of them in poor or worse condition, endangering nearby residences because the bridges routinely carryā¦
PUP boys basketball notebook: Mason Rowan transfers to Lincoln Park, brother Maverickās old school; could provide spark for rebuilding Leopardsā team that starts five freshmen
Published: December 31, 2024 11:00
What do you get a high school basketball coach who starts five freshmen and likes to do a lot of golfing in their free time for Christmas? Lincoln Park coach Mike Bariski knows because he fits that description perfectly. āI got GPS for my golf clubs andā¦
Chartiers Center moves forward to connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with their communities and neighbors
Published: December 30, 2024 12:07
Chartiers Center has created a new program that takes adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities out into the community, enabling them to connect in meaningful ways with neighbors, organizations and businesses. Its Forward Together Projectā¦
On the heels of winning a regional Emmy, JRM Video Productions to make āliveā basketball debut with Steel City High School Hoops series
Published: December 30, 2024 11:00
A local production company recently won a regional Emmy for its WPIAL football coverage. That team is now trying to build on that momentum by broadcasting WPIAL basketball live for the first time. High school basketball will hit the primetime on SportsNetā¦
PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll not fearful of federal transportation funding changes under Trump
Published: December 29, 2024 08:30
After 16 years as a state legislator and two as secretary of the state Department of Transportation, Mike Carroll has learned nothing if not patience with the process of government. Under the Biden administration, the federal government made unprecedentedā¦
Saturday basketball rundown: Class 1A front-runner Neighborhood Academy issues statement win over Class 6A contender Fox Chapel to remain undefeated
Published: December 29, 2024 04:10
If last yearās run to the WPIAL Class 1A championship game wasnāt enough to put Neighborhood Academy on the map, consider this your final notice ā the Bulldogs have arrived. Taking on one of the leading WPIAL title contenders in Class 6A at Shady Sideā¦
āA great living testimony and miracleā: Former South Fayette standout Ava Leroux makes comeback with Elon womenās basketball team almost one year to the day after near fatal vehicle accident
Published: December 28, 2024 11:00
From Charlotte Smithās perspective, the play was perfect. Although it may have seemed ordinary enough, the Elon womenās basketball coach said she couldnāt help but be overcome with emotion after watching her redshirt freshman forward Ava Leroux make aā¦
Friday basketball rundown: South Allegheny starts fast, takes down South Fayette; Central Catholicās Bradley Gompers shines in season debut; North Catholic girls top Norwin
Published: December 28, 2024 04:37
South Allegheny boys basketball coach Tony DiCenzo said he has talked with his team about slow starts in games, something that has been known to afflict the Gladiators more often than DiCenzo would like. āWeāve traditionally started slow and donāt scoreā¦
Pittsburgh has big ideas. One professor is documenting them
https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/12/26/pittsburgh-has-big-ideas-one-professor-is-documenting-them/
Published: December 26, 2024 23:00
Heinz ketchup. Mister Rogersā āItās a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.ā Smiley cookies. Pittsburgh professor and author Mike Madison has chronicled these unmistakably Pittsburgh things as part of hisĀ Intellectual Property Hall of Fame. He began theā¦
Dry weather leads to strong progress on Mon-Fayette Expressway, but the future is murky
Published: December 26, 2024 11:31
Drive almost anywhere around Jefferson Hills, Clairton or West Mifflin and chances are good that youāll run into construction for the extension of the Mon-Fayette Expressway. A contractor for the Pennsylvania Turnpike is in its second year of building theā¦