UMG member in “Fight for 15” campaign is suffering from coronavirus
March 23, 2020
A United Media Guild member who works for the National Fast Food Workers Union has become critically ill with the coronavirus. The Go Fund Me account set up for this individual's crisis has been disabled. We will update this post...
January 7, 2020
Mr. Allen Jones Gannett Missouri Publishing Inc. December 6, 2020 Mr. Jones, An overwhelming majority of newsroom employees at the Springfield News-Leader have signed union authorization cards stating that they desire to be represented by the United...
UMG to hold Local Meeting and awards ceremony Feb. 6
January 2, 2020
The United Media Guild will hold a Local Meeting and awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at Lombardo's Restaurant at the Drury Inn Union Station. The meeting is open to all members in good standing. Beverages will...
Nominations sought for Terry Hughes Award
January 1, 2020
Terry Hughes was 36 when she died of breast cancer on July 22, 1991. A columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, her writing was clear, witty and descriptive, with a flair for portraying society’s underdogs. Some of her columns chronicled...
Schleuss defeats Lunzer for TNG-CWA presidency
December 10, 2019
Challenger Jon Schleuss defeated incumbent Bernie Lunzer 1,979 to 1,514 in the rerun election for NewsGuild-CWA president. The CWA blocked a decision of the Guild Executive Council to establish a reasonable transition period, so Schleuss took office immediately. Lunzer narrowly won...
TNG-CWA to hold presidential election debate on Oct. 26
October 24, 2019
The NewsGuild-CWA will sponsor a debate between the two candidates -- incumbent Bernie Lunzer and challenger Jon Schluess -- in the presidential election at 5:30 CDT Saturday, Oct. 26. Registration is open to all Guild members, those who are organizing...
UMG will hold its retiree luncheon Nov. 7
October 2, 2019
The United Media Guild will hold its annual luncheon for retiree members at noon on Nov. 7 at Lombardo's Restaurant in the Drury Inn Union Station, 201 S. 20th St., St. Louis, Mo., 63103. The lunch is free for retiree...