2009 Labor Media Center

Jobs of the past, jobs of the future

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Unions aren’t giving up on a jobs revival.

  • Few places represent the change in the U.S. economy like Homestead, Penn. The land where U.S. Steel’s legendary Homestead complex stood now is filled with shopping malls. But nearby, a high-speed rail plan may represent a rebirth for American steel. Read more
  • A wind turbine factory – spurred by forward-thinking state legislation – is bringing good (and green) union jobs to rural Pennsylvania. Read more / Watch the video / View a photo album
  • IBEW helps spark Pittsburgh’s economic recovery. Watch the video
  • National Guard veteran Phil Trexler trades a helmet for a union hardhat. Read more
GM plant shuts down lives, too

Members of UAW Local 544 and the town of West Mifflin are reeling from the closure of a GM stamping plant that has been an economic foundation since 1950.

Union leaders at the Post Gazette fight for the newspaper’s future

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Pittsburgh’s only surviving daily is in better shape than most newspapers. That’s not saying much.

  • Newspaper unions wonder what’s next. Read more
  • Teamsters leader at the Post Gazette reflects on his members’ prospects in a shrinking industry. Watch the video
  • Post Gazette Guild members hope a new web subscription service will bring in new revenue the paper needs. Watch the video
  • Guild unions demonstrate solidarity in motion. Read more
A shining light on the Hill

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In the midst of rising unemployment and economic struggles, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and Steel Workers union are bringing hope to a community hanging on in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.

  • Unions help guarantee that Bedford Hope Center isn’t your typical public housing initiative. Read more
  • The Steel Workers’ DeWitt Walton never wastes an opportunity. Read more
  • See the slide show on the people and neighborhood served by Bedford Hope Center
Bore to the shore

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Pittsburgh has many bridges crossing its rivers, but the North Shore Connector – a subway scheduled to open in 2011 – is the first time the city is going under water.

More battles for Pittsburgh labor

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  • As CWA members know, Comcast works hard to be the company that everyone hates – except shareholders. Read more / Watch the video
  • Local 1 makes sure Firefighter Doug Weaver and his family don’t battle leukemia on their own. Read more
  • Public transit workers are challenging a Port Authority plan that would disconnect entire communities and turn bus service over to privateers. Read more
  • Union women use creativity to get the word out about cervical cancer. Read more
The future is now

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Unions are making sure young workers don’t get shut out of opportunities for good jobs.

 

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