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Steve Mellon

Steve is a photojournalist and writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he is currently on strike and working as a Union Progress co-editor. Reach him at smellon@unionprogress.com.

Posted inStrike news

In this pivotal moment, Pittsburgh workers show at Labor Day in numbers that reflect real power

by Steve Mellon and Helen FallonSeptember 2, 2025September 2, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

At Hawk’s Nest, hundreds of sickened workers died, then were hidden and forgotten; it wasn’t an accident

by Steve MellonAugust 28, 2025October 2, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

Trump budget cuts benefit corporations that value profits over worker lives and health

by Steve MellonAugust 23, 2025August 25, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

Power of the rail industry looms over stalled train safety bill that could prevent another East Palestine-level disaster

by Steve MellonJuly 24, 2025July 25, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

AFL-CIO message for workers: ‘It’s easy to get discouraged, but we have something they don’t’

by Steve MellonJuly 22, 2025July 26, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

Pitt researchers say residents will get results of tests for vinyl chloride and liver damage, refer people for treatment if needed

by Steve MellonJuly 13, 2025July 13, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

Greed and deceit define the history of vinyl chloride, which tops the list of chemicals unleashed in East Palestine

by Steve MellonJuly 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Posted inCommunity news, Strike news

Our fight for workers rights goes to Philly, where we find solidarity on a picket line and hear our case argued in federal court

by Steve MellonJuly 8, 2025July 9, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

UPMC workers call out their bosses, say ending gender-affirming care for those under age 19 will result in deaths

by Steve MellonJune 30, 2025July 3, 2025
Posted inCommunity news

Feeling abandoned, community contaminated by a toxic train decides, ‘We only have ourselves’

by Steve MellonJune 29, 2025July 4, 2025

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