Local news works best when it's accountable to the people it serves. That's why the Pittsburgh Progress is proud to be Pittsburgh's first modern-era daily news cooperative. Readers can become members, too. Learn more & sign up today: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

It’s always great to be on Max’s show and it was especially so to be on with Steve Mellon to talk about what we’ve been working on for months! Follow @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social for updates and check out our website (where one of stories is written by me!)

Sarah Lazare@sarahlazare.bsky.social · 6d ago

The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital nurses are demanding that UPMC follow staffing standards by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Read more to learn how their contract battle not only impacts staff but also the families they support: pittsburghprogress.com/union-nurses...

Union nurses, lactation consultants at Magee struggle with staffing shortages amid contract battle with UPMC

Delivering a baby can go as well as possible, said Liana Montes, and yet it can still be traumatic for someone giving birth. That’s why the labor and delivery nurse at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital sai...

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Former @post-gazette.com workers went on strike for 3+ years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social “owned and democratically run by its workers and members.” therealnews.com/worker-owned...

Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.

Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...

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A wonderful new review by @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social! “Visible at the core of this collection is the importance of building relationships, trust and shared responsibility with the people in our communities who might experience life differently than we do.” Book info: tinyurl.com/mw99v842

Review: 'American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA' connects U.S. readers to our working-class truth

Plus: Read a Q&A with Belt Publishing founder Anne Trubek

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My dear colleague, fellow striker, and purged Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Steve Mellon tells the story of how we got started and decided to build @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social. Please give it a read and consider supporting our efforts by sharing and signing up to learn more!

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Billionaires are dominating the media, but we don't have to live like this! The Pittsburgh Progress aims to change that. Our people-first news organization was forged by a team of union journalists and community members. Learn more & how you can join us: pittsburghprogress.com/new-media-co...

Working people’s news, regional matters, sports, sports with heart, and even book reviews. Check out the Pittsburgh Progress!

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Now live at pittsburghprogress.com! Preview this and more stories ⬇️

Billionaires are dominating the media, but we don't have to live like this! The Pittsburgh Progress aims to change that. Our people-first news organization was forged by a team of union journalists and community members. Learn more & how you can join us: pittsburghprogress.com/new-media-co...

This new media cooperative invites the community to join us on our journey of creation

Welcome to the Pittsburgh Progress, a news organization forged by a team of union journalists and community members. That’s us. We own this thing. It’s a cooperative. You can be an owner, too. You sho...

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Now live at pittsburghprogress.com! Preview this and more stories ⬇️

Erin Hébert@merylscreech.bsky.social · last wk.

For @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social, I reviewed "American Made: Stories of Work from the WPA," new from @beltpublishing.bsky.social and featuring words from @atrubek.bsky.social and @kimkelly.bsky.social. It's a banger of a book, and I loved writing about it. pittsburghprogress.com/review-ameri...

Introducing: the Pittsburgh Progress Preview what we’re all about with a sampling of stories and ways you can get involved, now live on our website. Visit our website to sign up for updates and learn about subscription and membership options: pittsburghprogress.com Hard launch coming fall 2026!

With your support, we’re ready to build something new, together. Coming July 27: preview the Pittsburgh Progress. Sign up for updates: pittsburghprogress.com

We learned during our strike & community town halls that: ✒️ many working people feel like they’ve been failed by traditional media ✒️ there is an opportunity to build something better for Pittsburgh We agree. ♥️ Coming July 27: preview the Pittsburgh Progress. SEE UPDATES: pittsburghprogress.com

You fought alongside us during our three-year newsroom strike. You believed in us – and trusted us to tell your stories then. Now we’ve created, with community support, a new way to share your stories. Coming July 27: Preview the Pittsburgh Progress Sign up for updates: pittsburghprogress.com