Overview
- Block Communications says it has lost more than $350 million operating the paper over the past 20 years.
- The U.S. 3rd Circuit ordered restoration of the 2014–2017 labor contract, which the company describes as outdated and inflexible for current operations.
- Journalists ended a roughly three-year strike and returned to the newsroom in November, with union bargaining for a successor agreement continuing.
- The company said the paper is no longer sustainable and expressed regret about the impact on Pittsburgh and surrounding communities.
- Earlier this month, Block also shut down the Pittsburgh City Paper, signaling broader retrenchment across its local news holdings.