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UMG members invited to march Monday in Labor Day parades
August 28, 2014
United Media Guild members have an opportunity to march in Labor Day parades in St. Louis, Springfield, Ill., Peoria and Rockford. In St. Louis, UMG members will march with their colleagues in our parent union, the Communication Workers of America....
UMG to hold Local-wide meeting Sept 13
August 25, 2014
The United Media Guild will hold its next quarterly Local Meeting at 1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Kelleher's Pub & Eatery in Peoria. Kelleher's comes highly recommended by Peoria unit char Phil Lucianp. It is on the riverfront at 619...
KSDK-TV unit ratifies new three-year contract
August 22, 2014
The United Media Guild's KSDK-TV unit has agreed to a new contract with Gannett. Our members approved the deal with a unanimous vote Thursday afternoon. Here are the highlights: Signing bonuses of 4 percent of annual pay for full-time employees...
Newspaper Guild decries mistreatment of journalists in Ferguson
August 18, 2014
Reporters covering the civil unrest in Ferguson have harassed, threatened and arrested. This aggression continued Sunday night with another round of incidents as police struggled to keep the situation from getting out of control. The Newspaper Guild sent a letter...
State Journal-Register campaign gains momentum at Illinois State Fair
August 11, 2014
Several of our members at the State Journal-Register in Springfield manned an informational booth at the AFC-CIO Pavilion at the Illinois State Fair this weekend. They met with other union leaders, discussed their fight with fairgoers and gathered hundreds of...
GateHouse/New Media rewards shareholders, not employees
August 4, 2014
New Media Investment Group, parent company at GateHouse Media, has delivered on its promise to reward shareholders with dividends. The second quarter produced free cash flow of $19.6 million, or $0.65 on a per-share basis. So the New Media Board...