October 12, 2012
Long-time United Media Guild activist Barry Gilbert recently made this plea to his former Post-Dispatch colleagues via our UMG Facebook group: “I woke up this morning worrying about the Guild. Our ranks have been decimated, and of course so has...
Why Springfield needed Guild representation
October 11, 2012
October 12 was election day at the Springfield State Journal-Register. Reporters, photographers, editors and newsroom aides will decide whether the United Media Guild should represent them. We encouraged our members to reach out to their colleagues in Springfield and describe...
Peoria Unit applauds Guild efforts in Springfield
October 10, 2012
Peoria Unit Chair Phil Luciano has this message for journalists at the Springfield State Journal-Register: We fight the same fight that you fight: to be able to do our jobs and receive fair compensation. But the newspaper industry continues to...
Guild saves jobs with new Canton-GateHouse contract
September 25, 2012
From the NewsGuild.org comes news of how a strong Guild local can earn a fair contract with GateHouse: A year of bargaining highlighted by an active Guild mobilization campaign and off-the-record talks has culminated in a new contract for members...
Support our colleagues at the SJ-R
September 4, 2012
We encourage our members to rally behind colleagues at the Springfield State Journal-Register as they seek to join the United Media Guild. Those journalists have faced layoffs, pay freezes and increased workloads as the financially troubled GateHouse chain reorganized its...