Kansas City Star journalists decide to unionize, join UMG
May 10, 2021
Journalists at the award-winning Kansas City Star have formed the Kansas City News Guild and sought voluntary recognition from the newspaper's management. The Kansas City News Guild will operate as a unit within the United Media Guild. This group will...
UMG mourns the death of former UMG Executive Secretary Herb Goodrick
April 12, 2021
The United Media Guild has lost a gigantic figure in our local union's history. Long-time executive secretary Herb Goodrick died after lengthy illnesses. Goodrick led the St. Louis Newspaper Guild through many difficult negotiations at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and...
Lawrence Journal-World votes to join United Media Guild
December 28, 2020
Journalists at the Lawrence Journal-World have voted to unionize with the United Media Guild, Local 34067 with The NewsGuild-CWA. Due to the pandemic, balloting was conducted by mail earlier this month. The National Labor Relations Board office in suburban Kansas...
TNG president Jon Schleuss addresses Guild’s campaign against workplace harassment
December 10, 2020
This is a message from Jon Schleuss, president of The NewsGuild: As the president of our union, I’m responsible for improving our culture and eliminating barriers that make it difficult for survivors of harassment to come forward. I do not...
ACLU of Kansas staff joins UMG, gains voluntary recognition
July 21, 2020
The ACLU of Kansas and the United Media Guild have entered into a voluntary recognition agreement which recognizes the Union as the representative of covered ACLU of Kansas staffers. The voluntary recognition agreement included a “card check,” administered today by...
ACLU of Kansas staff files for election to join UMG
June 24, 2020
ACLU of Kansas workers have solidified their mission of protecting and expanding constitutional rights in their own workplace by unionizing with the United Media Guild, Local 36047. On Tuesday, June 23rd, the workers filed for an election with the National...
Lee Enterprises saved $10 million with layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts this quarter
June 18, 2020
Lee Enterprises, parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Southern Illinoisan, saved $10 million during the current quarter through layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. The company also cut capital expenditures by more than 25 percent. Due to the...
UMG raises journalism concerns at Gannett shareholders meeting
June 8, 2020
The United Media Guild raised concerns about the state of journalism in Gannett during the company’s annual shareholders meeting Monday morning. The event, held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, was the first since the GateHouse-Gannett merger. On behalf of...