On the Strike Line – John Santa

 
CWA Local 38061 member John Santa has held the picket line for two years as Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers continue to fight for justice.

Name: John Santa
Local: The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, TNG-CWA Local 38061
Workplace: Post-Gazette
Job Title: Page Designer/Copy Editor
Experience: 1 year
Strike Time: 2 years
Quote: “I’ve been on strike, so one day I can look my son in the eye and tell him that I stood with my fellow workers to tell our bosses that we deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."
Inspiration: “I’m inspired by my fellow strikers. The depths of their devotion to this cause is incredible to behold. We will continue this fight until the P-G is punished for breaking federal labor law and we get what we deserve."

To support striking workers and families, you can do any of these three things today:

1. Donate to the strike fund that's used to pay for rent, utility bills, car repairs, groceries, and to keep their pets alive and well.
    
2. Order a T-shirt repping their strike publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress. All proceeds go to the same strike fund.
    
3. Subscribe to the Pittsburgh Union Progress for free news on the strike, the lives of working people in Western PA and beyond, and more.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.