The United Media Guild

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Post-Dispatch business writer Jim Gallagher weighs in on the announced changes to Lee’s 401-K

Fellow Guild members and Lee employees: The Guild has been getting a lot of questions from members about changes to our Lee 401(k) plan.  I write our Sunday personal finance column at the Post-Dispatch, so I thought I might share...

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Making sense of the Affordable Care Act

State Journal-Register reporter Dean Olsen offered comprehensive analysis of the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Americans with a five-part series. The series drew the attention of Politico, among other national media outlets. Political Pulse cited the series in...

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Rockford unit elects officers, prepares for negotiations

The new Rockford unit of the United Media Guild elected officers during its first official meeting Sunday. Veteran Rockford Register Star reporter Melissa Westphal was elected president of the unit. The group elected Register Star photographer Max Gersh as the...

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Springfield prepares to launch public campaign

Here is the update from our Springfield unit on the slow-moving negotiations at the State Journal-Register: It’s obvious from the slow pace of negotiations between the SJ-R Newspaper Guild and GateHouse Media that the company is in no hurry to...

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Pekin unit elects new vice-chair

The United Media Guild was sad to see Pekin vice-chair Jon Reed leave the Daily Times for another professional opportunity. Reed was one of the strongest activists in our entire local. He helped lead the organizing drive and the long,...

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St. Louis Review ratifies contract extension

UMG members at the St. Louis Review ratified a one-year contract extension with two key elements:  A 3 percent raise in pay and stronger jurisdiction language. The latter provision was especially important. The Archdiocese of St. Louis is currently evaluating...

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Rockford/Freeport journalists join UMG

Newsroom employees at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard voted 14-10 to join the United Media Guild during a representation election afternoon Friday in Rockford. They voted in the Guild despite an intense anti-Guild campaign waged by GateHouse Media. ...

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Rockford/Freeport election set for Friday

Journalists at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard will decide whether to join the United Media Guild. The National Labor Relations Board will supervise the election, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the second...

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