On the Strike Line – Sean D. Hamill

 
Sean Hamill (center) gathers with fellow strikers.

Name: Sean D. Hamill
Local: The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, TNG-CWA Local 38061
Workplace: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Job Title: Reporter
Experience: 15 years
Strike Time: 28 months
Quote: “Union employees for nearly a century at the Post-Gazette have bargained in good faith with the owners. Their legacy will not be erased.”
Inspiration: “We were in the process of helping the Post-Gazette figure out this online news world before we went on strike, helping it to thrive, and I am eager and ready to continue that work.”

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.