The United Media Guild

Sari Gelzer (unit chair at Truthout) joins TNG-CWA Exective Council

and we're so darned proud of her (after all, we knew her when) that we're busting our buttons! Read all about it: http://www.newsguild.org/node/2120    

What could YOU do with $750,000?

A few years ago we had an organizing drive at the Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph, a former Pulitzer property.  When we filed for a representation election, we had signed A-Cards (authorization cards) from about 70% of the would-be bargaining unit.  However,...

Truthout hiring P/T copy editor

The following comes from Truthout: Nonprofit, independent journalism organization is looking for a part-time copy editor to edit articles and other content, write headlines, and work with authors and editors to adhere to high editorial standards. The ideal candidate has...

Post-Dispatch Employees Hold Off on Signing “Handbook Acknowledgement”

Post-Dispatch employees hold off on signing or submitting the "Handbook Acknowledgement" until the Guild has a chance to review the changes to the wording.  Our contract does allow the company to establish workplace rules but we can demand to bargain...

State AFL-CIO Legislative Conference underway

With over 400 delegates attending from the Communication Workers, Electrical Workers, Machinists, Steelworker and Auto Workers, the annual legislative conference got underway Monday morning at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City, MO. Speakers included Mo State AFL-CIO President Hugh...

Mary Junck gets $500,000 bonus

According to a Lee Enterprises filing with the SEC, CEO Mary Junck has received a $500,000 bonus related to Lee's successful refinancing.  Additionally, Carl Schmidt, vice president, CFO and treasurer, received  a $250,000 bonus. Junck and Schmidt are the fiscal geniuses who way overpaid...

Important information for homeowners

Informational meetings are scheduled next week (March 26-30) in every Missouri county  for homeowners who: have already been foreclosed on or are in trouble with their current mortgage AND had or have loans with these five lenders (Freddie Mae and...