Shutdown of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Following Supreme Court Setback

Block Communications Inc. announced that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease all operations on May 3 following a Supreme Court refusal to intervene in a labor dispute.The decision to close the nearly 240-year-old institution comes after the court declined an appeal to halt a National Labor Relations Board order concerning healthcare coverage.Owners cited hundreds of millions of dollars in financial losses over two decades, while union leader Andrew Goldstein criticized the move as punishment for local journalists.