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Gatehouse looking to outsource at two Guild papers
January 17, 2012
The two papers are the Canton (Ohio) Repository (Northeast Ohio TNG Local 1) and the Peoria Journal Star, which is part of our local, the United Media Guild, Local 36047. The following is a bargaining bulletin issued minutes ago by...
Guild endorses two ballot initiatives
January 14, 2012
Thursday evening, January 12, the Executive Committee of the United Media Guild unanimously endorsed two ballot initiatives currently in the petition stage as they work their way towards the November ballot. The first ballot initiative is being promoted by...
January 13, 2012
Copy of the text from a letter emailed to Jim Romenesko. Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 Dear Mr. Romenesko, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan wrote a great column on Jan. 8, 2012, about Post-Dispatch retiree Robert Douglas, who passed away...
January 9, 2012
The United Media Guild TNG/CWA Local 36047 is holding our annual dinner at Maggie O'Brien's on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The dinner is free to all union members and retirees, $10 for guests Please RSVP to 314-241-7046 to reserve your...
January 4, 2012
Democratic state representatives in Indiana are holding up the start of a new legislative session by continuing to meet behind closed doors to discuss a proposed right-to-work bill being pushed by majority republicans. Here's hoping their meeting lasts until June!...
December 28, 2011
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has scheduled a Disclosure Statement Hearing for 2:00 p.m. on January 23. As reported earlier, there appear to be no major obstacles to this process going forward...
December 13, 2011
Lee Enterprises formally submitted the necessary paperwork in Wilmington, Deleware bankruptcy court this morning to refinance its roughly one billion dollar debt. Lee's action came after the media corporation announced last week that it would enter into Chapter...
Lee announces it will file for bankruptcy
December 2, 2011
Today Lee Enterprises announced plans to file a "pre-packaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure part of it's debt. Read the updated story in the Post-Dispatch here. The Guild is working to figure out exactly what it means for the employees...