On the Strike Line – Bob Batz Jr.

 
Bob Batz Jr., (center) wins an award for excellence in the media industry for his work for the strike publication, Pittsburgh Union Progress.

Name: Bob Batz Jr.
Local: The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, TNG-CWA Local 38061
Workplace: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Title: Associate features editor and writer
Experience: Just weeks shy of 30 years at the PG
Strike Time: 23 months and counting
Quote: "I exercised my legal right to strike from a job I loved because my employer broke federal laws and stole from me and my co-workers."
Inspiration: “I’m inspired by my many striking colleagues who continue to do daily local journalism for the Pittsburgh Union Progress without being paid for it. That says everything."

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.