November 15, 2019
Your union heard concerns over numerous issues concerning the new Post-Dispatch Building and we have been meeting with company and city officials in order to address those concerns. Last night, for the first time since the move, all seven streetlights...
UMG bargains financial gains for members at multiple units
August 22, 2019
The past year has been productive for the United Media Guild at the bargaining table. We gained first contracts at the Southern Illinoisan and for the "Fight for 15" fast food organizers employed nationally by SEIU. Since last summer we...
Post-Dispatch members ratify new agreement
November 16, 2018
By a tally of 78-4, Post-Dispatch members ratified a new three-year agreement which will run through September 30, 2021. The new agreement calls for 2% wage increases in the first and third years, free parking (which had suddenly become important...
UMG reaches tentative agreement at Post-Dispatch
November 9, 2018
The United Media Guild's expedited bargaining with the Post-Dispatch produced a three-year contract proposal. We will vote on this Thursday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. in Room 205 at the Post-Dispatch. Here are the basics of the proposal: We Get...
In warning about crossing lines, Robberson does just that.
October 27, 2017
Our union has no problem with a newspaper columnist expressing an opinion, for that is the purpose of an editorial section. But Tod Robberson's decision to run a recent column criticizing colleagues for their use of social media brings...
Post-Dispatch offers enhanced severance to UMG members
February 3, 2017
The Post-Dispatch is offering Guild members with at least 10 years of service during this fiscal year -- and who will be 55 years or older during this fiscal year -- an opportunity to collect enhanced severance of up to...
Hey, Post-Dispatch folks, check your Medical Retirement Account
January 12, 2017
Thanks to a Facebook thread started by Post-Dispatch reporter Jeremy Kohler on the United Media Guild group page, it has come to the our attention that many current or former P-D employees may not realize they have money sitting in...
UMG mourns the loss of Post-Dispatch columnist
December 4, 2014
The United Media Guild has lost one of its best and most prominent members. St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell passed away after a short battle with cancer. One story tells you everything you need to know about the kind...