Alyssa Brown-Ruiz
@Lyssa_B_Ruiz
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Editorial & Events Director @ppi • All things news and comms • Member of @ACESEditors • Prev. @PittsburghPG/@PGHGuild • All opinions are my own 💭
Washington, D.C.
Joined August 2009
Closing the original Starbucks Roastery in Seattle is actually insane.
BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations. It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops. CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.
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Realizing your Apple Watch is dead and wasn’t charging minutes before you go to the gym is the worst 😭😭
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🚨‼️: This morning, Pittsburgh strikers are back at work! A large crowd gathered and they marched back in as the crowd sang Solidarity Forever. ✊
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This is about who we are as Americans. Everyone, especially elected leaders, must be clear in saying all forms of political violence are wrong. That shouldn’t be hard to do. https://t.co/93vPeuuAUE
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NEW: Rep. Chris Deluzio and a group of Democratic veterans said they won't be intimidated by Trump's threat over their military video.
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Trump suggested the group should face death for opposing illegal military orders.
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Breaking: With a federal court order in their favor, the journalists of @PGHGuild have voted to end their strike and on Monday notified the PG that they intend to return to work next week:
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The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh’s most momentous gathering since the formation of a strike picket line more than three years ago began last week in the manner of all big strike meetings — with the...
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Adding a Ford Bronco to my Amazon wish list.
BREAKING: Ford has reached a deal with Amazon to sell certified used cars directly on Amazon's website.
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If you are a federal employee returning to work today and are willing to share your experience, please contact amurray[@]statesnewsroom[.]com
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“You all know how grateful I am to all of you and to everyone’s families. The sacrifices you’ve made. You’ve gone above and beyond what anyone could ever ask for. So, I just want to say cheers to the strikers. Cheers to the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.”
unionprogress.com
Monday started out as one of those cold, dreary Pittsburgh Mondays that you have to plod through as if it were sticky and slick with mud. The previous night’s Steelers’ game, a loss, made it worse....
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BREAKING: We did win! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @PittsburghPG to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for for 3+ years.
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What a win!!
Our top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work:
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Entering its 36th day, the government shutdown is now the longest in American history, though some senators are predicting that the impasse could end this week. After weeks without any movement, bipartisan talks among rank-and-file members have been picking up, leading to the
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It’s time to restore trade policymaking to the legislative branch. PPI featured in today’s @nytimes coverage of Trump-era tariffs: Trump used Section 232 to target over a third of U.S. imports—invoking national security to bypass Congress.
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The Trump administration says it has plenty of other options to impose tariffs, if the court rules against the president.
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The next Governor of Virginia will be a Democratic woman. The next Lt. Governor of Virginia will be a Democratic woman and the first Muslim American to hold that office in any state. The next Attorney General of Virginia will be a Democrat. Virginia Democrats are about to
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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The Blue Angels just did a few flyovers of the National Mall but have now flown off into the clouds.
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Didn’t feel anything 😅
A small earthquake hit Maryland after 5 p.m., the USGS confirmed. Here's what we know so far.
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7 years ago, 11 died in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history -- right in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Let us remember them and spread peace in their honor.
Seven years ago today, a senseless act of violence at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh took the lives of 11 Pennsylvanians. No one entering their house of worship should have to fear for their life.
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