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Daughter Faults Lee In Father’s Death
March 22, 2012
By Roy Malone Davenport, Iowa -- It was an emotional scene at the end of the recent annual meeting of Lee Enterprises, the newspaper chain that owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There stood the young and very nervous Erica Douglas telling...
Gatehouse employees receive layoffs while corporate bosses take bonuses
March 18, 2012
The following is from Huff Post Media. The link is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/as-company-is-collapsing-_b_1337593.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false It describes the current state of affairs at Gatehouse Media. Gatehouse owns the Pekin Daily Times and the Peoria Journal Star - two of the newest bargaining units of the...
March 15, 2012
Dear Post-Dispatch friends, There is a rumor circulating in the building about possible layoffs. The rumor is false, according to Astrid Garcia, VP HR, Labor, Operations at The St Louis Post - Dispatch. The rumor has generated many questions, calls...
March 7, 2012
There is a vacancy on The Newspaper Guild Sector Executive Council for Vice President of Region 6 which includes our local. Any member in good standing can nominate a candidate within 15 days, or before March 21, 2012. The...
March 2, 2012
TNG International has a new website up and running and a new editor running things. There's a fresher look and an approach that feels more honest and straight from the shoulder. It's worth a look: www.newsguild.org Janelle Hartman,...
Federal Government Programs to Prevent Foreclosure
February 1, 2012
With many Guild members laid off and looking for work, we saw this information and thought that it might be of assistance to some. We'd also like to remind our members of the wonderful people who work at the United...
Annual Dinner is a night of fun – and rememberance.
January 30, 2012
The United Media Guild held its annual dinner meeting Friday, January 27, 2012. Approximately 150 were on hand and, following dinner and prior to conducting business, a moment of silence was held for Robert Douglas, a Post-Dispatch retiree who died...
January 30, 2012
The United Media Guild (formerly St. Louis Newspaper Guild) held its annual dinner meeting Friday, January 27, 2012. Approximately 150 were on hand and, prior to conducting business, a moment of silence was held for Robert Douglas, a retiree who...