On the Strike Line ‒ Jen Kundrach

 
CWA Member Jen Kundrach (Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh TNG-CWA Local 38061) spoke at a virtual rally earlier this week to encourage her fellow strikers to carry on.

“I want my daughter to see that standing up for what’s right may be hard, but it’s worth it.” — Jen Kundrach

On Tuesday, striking workers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette held a virtual rally to discuss last week’s news of the NLRB filing to enjoin their employer for its many violations of federal labor law. It is a massive step closer to ending the 22-month strike being carried out by not just one but three CWA units.

Here’s what striking designer Jen Kundrach shared at the rally, speaking about the 9-year-old daughter she fights for, and alongside:

“Whenever my resolve begins to waiver, I remember that she's watching me. She's learning that we don't let bullies push us around. Just because they're bigger doesn't make them stronger. She's learning that when our union siblings get pushed down, we reach out our hands and help them back up. She's learning that we do not lie down and take it, and we do not give up, because it's not just about us; it's about every single person out there working and being treated unfairly, being taken advantage of, or neglected, or dismissed.”

To support striking workers and families like Jen’s, you can do any of these three things today:

1. Donate to the strike fund that's used to pay for rent, utility bills, car repairs, groceries, and to keep their pets alive and well.
    
2. Order a T-shirt repping their strike publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress. All proceeds go to the same strike fund.
    
3. Subscribe to the Pittsburgh Union Progress for free news on the strike, the lives of working people in Western PA and beyond, and more.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.