The four unions demanded that the Trump Administration not allow ships or workers from other nations to export oil from Venezuela into the United States. The unions that say that using American ships argue that it would be easier to impose sanctions on Venezuela.

If we are going to build a new media institution in Pittsburgh, let's not replicate the same old white media institutions that enabled racism in this city for so many decades.

It’s not clear whether this is a threat to intimidate the union or whether the Blocks intend to keep the newspaper open long enough to sell it.

Around the world, workers are rallying to address the crisis in Venezuela