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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Close May 3 After Supreme Court Setback and Years of Losses

The owner attributes the closure to decades of losses compounded by a court-ordered return to a 2014–17 union contract after the Supreme Court let an injunction stand.

FILE - Cars are parked near the building where the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Feb. 14, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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FILE - People walk past the building where the offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 14, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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Overview

  • The final edition is scheduled for May 3, 2026, ending both print and digital operations of Pittsburgh’s largest newspaper.
  • On Jan. 7, the Supreme Court declined to pause a 3rd Circuit order restoring the Newspaper Guild’s 2014–17 contract and NLRB-ordered remedies.
  • Block Communications says it has lost more than $350 million operating the paper over 20 years and that continued cash losses are unsustainable.
  • Staff were notified minutes before the public announcement via a companywide Zoom that played a prerecorded corporate video, according to employees.
  • The Toledo Blade remains unaffected as Block also recently shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper, heightening concerns about a local news vacuum, while the union says legal liabilities will continue after closure.