Daughter Faults Lee In Father’s Death
March 22, 2012
By Roy Malone Davenport, Iowa -- It was an emotional scene at the end of the recent annual meeting of Lee Enterprises, the newspaper chain that owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There stood the young and very nervous Erica Douglas telling...
Gatehouse employees receive layoffs while corporate bosses take bonuses
March 18, 2012
The following is from Huff Post Media. The link is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/as-company-is-collapsing-_b_1337593.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false It describes the current state of affairs at Gatehouse Media. Gatehouse owns the Pekin Daily Times and the Peoria Journal Star - two of the newest bargaining units of the...
March 2, 2012
TNG International has a new website up and running and a new editor running things. There's a fresher look and an approach that feels more honest and straight from the shoulder. It's worth a look: www.newsguild.org Janelle Hartman,...
Federal Government Programs to Prevent Foreclosure
February 1, 2012
With many Guild members laid off and looking for work, we saw this information and thought that it might be of assistance to some. We'd also like to remind our members of the wonderful people who work at the United...
Annual Dinner is a night of fun – and rememberance.
January 30, 2012
The United Media Guild held its annual dinner meeting Friday, January 27, 2012. Approximately 150 were on hand and, following dinner and prior to conducting business, a moment of silence was held for Robert Douglas, a Post-Dispatch retiree who died...
Gatehouse looking to outsource at two Guild papers
January 17, 2012
The two papers are the Canton (Ohio) Repository (Northeast Ohio TNG Local 1) and the Peoria Journal Star, which is part of our local, the United Media Guild, Local 36047. The following is a bargaining bulletin issued minutes ago by...
Guild endorses two ballot initiatives
January 14, 2012
Thursday evening, January 12, the Executive Committee of the United Media Guild unanimously endorsed two ballot initiatives currently in the petition stage as they work their way towards the November ballot. The first ballot initiative is being promoted by...
January 13, 2012
Copy of the text from a letter emailed to Jim Romenesko. Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 Dear Mr. Romenesko, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan wrote a great column on Jan. 8, 2012, about Post-Dispatch retiree Robert Douglas, who passed away...