PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - There's another wrinkle in the ongoing labor dispute between the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and striking workers at the paper.
According to Scott Township Manager Denise Fitzgerald, for years the P-G has been the only newspaper in circulation there and the only place where the township has been able to post their legal advertisements under the first class township code.
"It specifically states in there that you have to advertise in a newspaper in general circulation," said Fitzgerald.
With workers on strike and no paper being printed, business matters in the township that need to be advertised, which is basically everything, have been halted.
"We can't have any public hearings. We can't approve any demolitions, we can't have budget hearings. We can't approve the budget. They can't approve the budget for public review. We will not be able to pay salaries. We will not be able to pay bills. We will not be able to set the tax rate. The tax rate has to be advertised," Fitzgerald explained.
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