December 18, 2018
Companies that employ union and nonunion workers, work tirelessly to keep the two factions separated. The last thing they want is everyone hanging out together and their nonunion workers begin to think about organizing ("Hey Boss, how come the union...
Rumor Control (STL Post Dispatch Unit)
November 15, 2013
There's a rumor circulating that Lee plans to cut pension benefits. Retirees are calling the Guild to ask about it. Here's the truth: Lee can't cut our pension benefits. That would be illegal. Even if Lee goes broke, we won't...
Post-Dispatch business writer Jim Gallagher weighs in on the announced changes to Lee’s 401-K
August 30, 2013
Fellow Guild members and Lee employees: The Guild has been getting a lot of questions from members about changes to our Lee 401(k) plan. I write our Sunday personal finance column at the Post-Dispatch, so I thought I might share...
Facts about retiree settlement checks
October 11, 2012
Please note that your settlement check envelope, which should be arriving any minute, looks EXACTLY like your pension check stub envelope. DON'T THROW IT AWAY - there's a check inside! Also, contrary to what we had been told,...
September 26, 2012
Guild retirees should be interested to know that, today, we were informed that Lee is mailing out settlement checks to our 248 retirees who were part of the retiree medical lawsuit. You should also be aware that all living retirees...
Settlement in retiree medical lawsuit – mailing and meetings to follow
August 4, 2012
The United Media Guild, TNG-CWA, Local 36047, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, LLC and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, have reached a settlement regarding the Guild’s claim for vested lifetime retiree health care benefits. The parties believe the settlement is a fair one...
May 2, 2012
Whew, what a long day! As reported earlier on this site, the Guild entered court-mandated mediation yesterday to explore the possibility of reaching an understanding with Lee Enterprises regarding our lawsuits (blue and yellow contract retirees) regarding lifetime medical...
Retiree case heads to mediation
April 30, 2012
The federal judge involved in our retiree health care case against Lee Enterprises recently ordered the parties to participate in mediation. His hope, obviously, is that both sides can come to some sort of arrangement and put an end...