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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...
Illinois labor leaders support SJ-R contract quest
April 13, 2013
Here is the report from our Springfield unit on how organized labor is supporting State Journal-Register journalists in their fight for a fair first contract with GateHouse Media: Members of Springfield’s labor community gave a warm welcome this week to...
Fight for great journalism continues in Springfield
April 4, 2013
Reporters, editors and photographers at the State Journal-Register in Springfield continued to fight for their craft during collective bargaining this week. Contract negotiations between the SJ-R unit of the United Media Guild and GateHouse covered a variety of topics Tuesday...
Negotiations are underway in Springfield
March 3, 2013
The United Media Guild has started negotiations with GateHouse for our first collective bargaining agreement at the State Journal-Register in Springfield. Our unit chair there, Dean Olsen, posted a detailed account of the first two sessions in the SJR blog....
Protecting the 40-hour work week
February 23, 2013
Media companies are demanding newsroom employees to do more with less. But as a veteran editor noted before resigning last year, “You can’t do more with less. You can only do less with less.” This is the challenge our members...
February 12, 2013
UNITED MEDIA GUILD LOCAL 36047 MEETING NOTICE FOR NOMINATION OF DELEGATES TO THE TNG SECTOR CONFERENCE AND CWA CONVENTION We will accept nominations for up to (4) delegates for TNG Sector Conference and (2) of these four will be...
January 29, 2013
About 150 members and guests crammed into Maggie O'Brien's back room Friday evening to celebrate another passing year and to honor St. Louis-area journalists - union and non-union alike - whose work was judged to be exemplary. Also on the...