Council and executive settle Shuman dispute

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🧑‍⚖️ A legal dispute embroiling county government over the reopening of a juvenile detention center has been resolved through an agreement establishing a board of advisers to oversee the revamped facility. The settlement ends a feud between council and the administration that began last year when former Executive Rich Fitzgerald engaged a private agency to run the Shuman Center.

🏠 Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has proposed a flotilla of zoning changes to spur affordable housing and slow an exodus of Black residents. But his plans must clear a divided city council.

👷🏽‍♀️ Eos Energy promised green jobs and generous community benefits when it opened its cutting edge battery plant in Turtle Creek. Two years on, workers have unionized, demanding a greater share of the spoils and a stake in the workflow.

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Settlement: New board will oversee privatized Shuman operation

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Green collar workers organize for a union at Turtle Creek battery plant

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