On the Strike Line – Tyler Pecyna

 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette striker Tyler Pecyna (left) and PG retiree Patrice Giancola serve as greeters at the 'Tis the Season for Solidarity bake sale. (PHOTO CREDIT: Karen Carlin/Pittsburgh Union Progress, member of TNG-CWA Local 38061)

Name: Tyler Pecyna
Local: The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, TNG-CWA Local 38061
Workplace: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Job Title: Editorial graphics/interactive designer
Experience: 10 years
Strike Time: Two years
Quote: “I went on strike nearly two years ago because the Post-Gazette's owners illegally altered my union co-workers' healthcare and refused to treat them with dignity. I'm still on strike nearly two years later because the Post-Gazette's owners are still breaking labor law and treating their union workers without dignity.”
Inspiration: “I'm inspired by the supporters who have stood with us for the long haul, keeping strikers afloat financially and lifting us up emotionally. Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.”

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.