Catching the union bug
This bloody steelworkers' strike outside Pittsburgh resulted in union members driving out the Pinkertons and ended when the governor called in the National Guard.
What is the Homestead Strike or The Battle of Homestead?
After “Home,” these are the three tabs/story categories on the PUP homepage.
What are community news, sports news and strike news?
J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie’s Christmas song about a visit from a PUP sports writer.
What is John Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town?
While Yale is the preferred college of choice for the Blocks, Allan graduated from this Philadelphia university.
What is the University of Pennsylvania?
Strikers successfully organized for $300K at the 2023 CWA convention in this Midwestern city.
What is St. Louis?
This famous labor anthem written in 1915 is sung to the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” or "John Brown's Body," and has been covered by Joe Glazer, Pete Seeger and the Mountain Goats.
What is "Solidarity Forever?"
One half of the famous bald eagle power couple that’s captured hearts online is named for this U.S. Steel plant location near their nesting spot.
What is Irvin?
The first major-sports venue in the world with a retractable roof named after a PUP journalist.
What is the Steve Mellon Arena?
John Block's basset hounds include Nellie and this dog, named after Winston Churchill's wife.
Who is Clementine?
Strikers made national news after repeatedly getting on air at this network, where Allan Block is on the board.
What is C-SPAN?
The last two U.S. presidents who belonged to unions actually belonged to the same one, this trade union that represents performers in the entertainment world.
What is SAG-AFTRA?
Duke Johncour was named the 2024 High School Football Coach of the Year after leading this team to its third WPIAL crown in school history.
What is Avonworth?
The 10th U.S. president who writes PUP’s newsletter.
Who is John Tyler Pecyna?
Paul Block Sr. introduced actress Marian Davies to this publisher, who became her paramour.
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
This politician crossed the picket line with a terribly written op-ed in the PG two weeks before the 2024 election.
Who is JD Vance?
Once called “the most dangerous woman in America,” this labor activist organized a children’s march in 1903 to protest child labor and now has a progressive magazine named in her honor.
The PUP recently crossed a publishing milestone, publishing its this number story in mid-December.
What is its 3,100th?
PUP sports editor’s international men’s team tennis tournament.
What is the Rick Davis Cup?
JR married former Inspector General of the U.S. Transportation Dept. Mary Schiavo, whose Wikipedia includes an entry for doing what at the Columbus airport in 1999?
What is a bomb scare?
In a now infamous video, Allan Block takes a swing at organizer Nolan Rosenkrans with a bag from which fast food chain?
What is Wendy's?
Labor Day was made a federal holiday in 1894 by this president, who was serving in the first of his two nonconsecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This person published the very first story on PUP.
Who is Noelle Mateer?
Warning from John Hayes about TNG-CWA Local 38061 president.
What is Zack Tanner workshops are obsolete?
Paul Block was said to be the inspiration for both Joseph Cotton and Everett Sloan's characters in this classic 1941 Orson Welles film.
What is Citizen Kane?
Striker James "Hutchie" VanLandingham traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend what annual event in February 2023?
What is the State of the Union?