A number of developments after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced plans to shut down in early May.
First, the National Labor Relations Board this week filed contempt charges against ownership, saying the newspaper is defying a court order to reinstate the health care plan employees had prior to the walkout by the Newspaper Guild.
And now, some employees who quit the union and/or crossed the picket line want new union elections.
Roberta Burkhart, a health and wellness reporter for the Post-Gazette, posted on Facebook, saying the strike was not widely supported, and that that many employees want a shift in their relationship from one they call "bitterly adversarial to productive.”
The post, signed by 49 P-G bargaining unit employees also says they want the Block family to give more time if needed to help preserve the family's legacy.
KDKA Radio's Marty Griffin posted this message from From Stevens & Lee shareholder Kevin Acklin: