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GateHouse properties rake in money, but questions remain
May 1, 2015
The New Media Investment Group's quarterly earnings report was full of happy news. The parent company of GateHouse Media is doing great. • Thanks to the profits ($19.1 million in free cash flow) pouring out of markets like Springfield, Peoria...
UMG members win Pulitzer Prize
April 20, 2015
The United Media Guild congratulates its members whose work earned the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The staff photographers covered the social unrest that followed the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson last...
Freeport and Rockford select stewards
April 20, 2015
On Sunday, April 19, members of the Rockford Register Star/ Freeport Journal Standard unit held a meeting to nominate and elect stewards. Turnout was good, nominations were plenty and when the dust finally settled and the votes tallied, the results...
No buyouts planned for Post-Dispatch newsroom
April 2, 2015
A recent Post-Dispatch layoff included three Guild members in advertising-related jobs. This layoff did not extend to the newsroom, but the Guild had informal discussions with the company about potential severance buyouts for veteran journalists. If fact, the company encouraged...
Save the SJ-R campaign gathering momentum
March 21, 2015
Our public campaign for a fair contract at the State Journal-Register in Springfield is gathering steam. Anybody interested in support our fight to protect great journalism that important newspaper can visit our Save the SJ-R blog. You can follow the...
Post-Dispatch Unit begins formulating negotiating demands
March 18, 2015
Lee Enterprises, the parent company of the Post-Dispatch, has emerged from bankruptcy and successfully refinanced its debt into more favorable terms. It continues to pay down the debt with positive cash flow and reward its top executives with hefty bonuses....
Members sought for Post-Dispatch bargaining committee
March 10, 2015
The United Media Guild would like to get a head start on negotiations for a new contract for our Post-Dispatch unit and Lee Enterprises. So we are seeking volunteers to serve on our bargaining committee. Here is how the process...
Negotiations thaw: Guild withdraws ULP charges in Rockford / agreements reached on multiple issues
March 5, 2015
During last week's negotiations, the Guild and the Rockford Register Star/Freeport Journal Standard were able to come to terms on a number of issues. One such issue was the settlement of the Unfair Labor Practice charges that the Guild...