Chatham cut faculty compensation to trim its deficit. Now, some faculty want to unionize.
Professors at the financially troubled university say they feel “less and less involved” in decisions — which is why they want bargaining power, and also why they might have a legal leg to stand on.
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Pittsburghers share experiences of joy and isolation on Thanksgivings alone
“Here are some things I’ve found helpful to tell myself: You are not the only person who is alone today. It isn’t true that everyone, but you, is having a glowing Hallmark holiday. There are worse things than being alone…
Charles E. Davis built homes for Pittsburgh’s Black middle class that still endure
Charles E. Davis was one of a handful of Black entrepreneurs who seized upon the demand for homes among Pittsburgh’s Black middle class: attorneys, doctors, journalists and store owners. The communities that Davis and his contemporaries built endure.
In Pittsburgh’s Bhutanese community, ‘first aid’ for the struggle with mental health stigma
“The kind of education we want to provide is that it’s okay to feel bad. It’s okay to feel some kind of mental pressure — everybody else feels it,” Khara Timsina said. “But like you have a stomach ache or…
Brewing belonging: Code of conduct lays out steps for a better beer scene
“This is kind of a jumping point to try to make your tappers more inclusive, try to get different people in your tap rooms and make them feel comfortable coming and having a beer, and trying to find out what…
Winter shelter beds open tonight, but severe weather plan details still scant
During the week of Nov. 15, the number of people in emergency shelter programs in Allegheny County was up 84%, and the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness was up 89%, versus the same week two years ago, according to…
Here’s what tech stakeholders hope to see from the incoming Allegheny County executive
“It’s our hope that the next Allegheny County Executive will work to create an open-for-business mindset that reflects the efforts at the state level and that this leader will be focused on inclusively growing Southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy, resulting in an…
Gainey’s budget shows lean years ahead, with cuts to paving and shrinking reserves
Looming union contract negotiations and the end of federal pandemic relief money have some city officials worried that Pittsburgh could face a budget deficit — possibly as soon as 2025.
Updated: Innamorato hears ‘alarm bells’ in lawsuits against Adelphoi, picked to run Shuman
A class-action lawsuit alleges that Adelphoi has engaged in a longstanding pattern of “negligent staffing,” contributing to cases of abuse dating to 1998.
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With college costs rising and the payoff in doubt, the tried-and-true narrative that has long pushed seniors to apply has been cast into doubt.
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Updated: Audit of Allegheny County Clean Air Fund beginning
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Updated: County touts, but does not detail, ‘severe weather’ plan for unhoused amid camp clearance
“You want to see movement and you want to see these people obtaining their own living situation, but they’re not. And now you’re telling them they can’t tent here . . . It’s just this shuffling.”
Suburban ticket splitting spelled defeat for Dugan, nearly derailed Innamorato
Ticket splitting has been on the decline nationwide in recent years as politics are more polarized and more and more elections become tied to national movements and figures. But local, odd-year elections can move to a different beat than federal ones.
Stephen Zappala wins DA race, pledges action on Downtown, South Side
Matt Dugan assailed incumbent Stephen Zappala for being too tough on nonviolent offenders and Black defendants. Zappala said Dugan would likely be too lenient toward criminals as DA, and said he would be too beholden to philanthropist George Soros.
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