United Steelworkers Local 3657

The ‘Tis the Season for Solidarity bake sale and Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers basket raffle held Dec. 19 to benefit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike fund brought in nearly $5,700 for the striking news union members.

The bake sale, sponsored by USW Local 3657 and USW District 10, took place at the USW headquarters building in Pittsburgh. More than five dozen bakers contributed homemade cookies, cakes, pies and other delicious baked goods. Bakers and volunteers came from within Local 3657 as well as many other labor organizations, community groups and friends and family of Pittsburgh-area union members.

Pittsburgh Union Progress Bake Sale Coverage

Newsguild member Karen Carlin and Women’s Press Club member Susan Zimecki serve cheesecake to patrons.
Photo by Local 3657 member Steve Dietz.

The former Post-Gazette workers are now entering month 15 on strike from the Pittsburgh newspaper. The proceeds raised from the bake sale will directly benefit the members of the five unions that represent Post-Gazette employees, including Teamsters Local 205, Teamsters Local 211, Communications Workers of America Locals 14842 and 14827, Pressmen’s Union Local 24M/9N and the Newspaper Guild.

Allegheny County Executive-elect Sara Innamorato and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio visited the bake sale and spoke to strikers. Photo by Steve Dietz.

USW Local 3657 would like to thank our members who donated baked goods and volunteered their time and efforts toward the sale. We’d also like to thank the various other labor organizations and community groups that donated or volunteered, including:

Ironworkers Local #3, Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees, PSEA, Pittsburgh Typographical Union #7, Allegheny City Historical Society, Newspaper Guild #38061, Communication Workers of America, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Pittsburgh Labor Choir, Women’s Press Club, Teamsters 205, Indivisible Grassroots Pittsburgh, USW Local #9562-4, ULW #9562, West PA CPUSA and many more!

Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers members held a basket raffle to benefit the striking news members.
Photo by Steve Dietz.

There are several ways to continue to show solidarity and support for the strikers:

Have a family dessert recipe or personal sweet recipe you love to make? Share your dessert recipe to our “Seasoned with Solidarity” cookbook! The cookbook will be sold to benefit the striker fund in the new year. Details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/CookbookPGunions. The deadline to submit recipes is Jan. 14.

Donate to the strike fund here.

Subscribe to the Pittsburgh Union Progress, published by the striking workers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Cancel your subscription to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette until the labor disputes are resolved.