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The case for Guild representation in Rockford
May 30, 2013
Newspaper Guild representation has been extremely valuable to journalists caught in the historic upheaval in the media industry. Journalists in Rockford and Freeport should compare their experiences to what happened down south at the Peoria Journal Star and Pekin Daily...
Organized labor protests Koch Brothers’ Tribune Co. bid
May 29, 2013
Elsewhere around the county, organized labor is protesting the potential sale of the Tribune Co. newspapers to the Koch Brothers. Labor activists fear this sale would compromise the journalistic integrity of major newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune...
Rockford newsroom to vote on Guild representation
May 26, 2013
Newsroom employees at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard are getting their chance to vote for Guild representation. The National Labor Relations Board will supervise a representation election June 21 in the second floor conference room at Register Star...
GateHouse shifts design house amid Register Star organizing
May 14, 2013
Shortly after employees at the Rockford Register Star signed authorization cards seeking representation from the United Media Guild, GateHouse Media announced plans to move its design house from Rockford's building (upstairs from the newsroom) to a yet-to-be-determined location next year....
Rockford journalists request representation
May 13, 2013
The vast majority of newsroom employees in the Rockford Register Star newsroom signed authorization cards last week seeking representation from the United Media Guild. The UMG asked Register Star to recognize our union and begin collective bargaining. We expect GateHouse...
Training opportunities for TNG members
May 6, 2013
The CWA/NETT Academy was formed in 2000 as CWA’s national online training academy to provide training opportunities to CWA members and their families. Areas of study include video editing and web development. Our members have found the video editing seminar...
Why people join the Newspaper Guild
May 5, 2013
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AFSCME supports SJ-R negotiations with GateHouse
May 1, 2013
Here is an update on the State Journal Register's public campaign in Springfield, Ill., from our unit's blog: More than 80 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees cheered and applauded Thursday, April 25, when told...