Kansas City Star journalists decide to unionize, join UMG
May 10, 2021
Journalists at the award-winning Kansas City Star have formed the Kansas City News Guild and sought voluntary recognition from the newspaper's management. The Kansas City News Guild will operate as a unit within the United Media Guild. This group will...
UMG mourns the death of former UMG Executive Secretary Herb Goodrick
April 12, 2021
The United Media Guild has lost a gigantic figure in our local union's history. Long-time executive secretary Herb Goodrick died after lengthy illnesses. Goodrick led the St. Louis Newspaper Guild through many difficult negotiations at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and...
ACLU of Missouri goes with the United Media Guild!
March 8, 2021
Recently, workers at the ACLU of MO reached out to the United Media Guild about forming a union where they work. After meeting with several of the workers, UMG contacted the Executive Director, Luz Maria Henriquez, and informed her that...
Lawrence Journal-World votes to join United Media Guild
December 28, 2020
Journalists at the Lawrence Journal-World have voted to unionize with the United Media Guild, Local 34067 with The NewsGuild-CWA. Due to the pandemic, balloting was conducted by mail earlier this month. The National Labor Relations Board office in suburban Kansas...
NLRB mails ballots to Lawrence Journal-World employees
December 11, 2020
Breaking news! The ballots have arrived! (From the Lawrence Journalism Workers Guild Twitter account.) An update: "In three weeks, we believe the LJW Guild will finally be recognized as a union. Our ballots have been mailed to us, and they’ll...
TNG president Jon Schleuss addresses Guild’s campaign against workplace harassment
December 10, 2020
This is a message from Jon Schleuss, president of The NewsGuild: As the president of our union, I’m responsible for improving our culture and eliminating barriers that make it difficult for survivors of harassment to come forward. I do not...
November 23, 2020
A grievance regarding the use of freelance journalists to replace departed journalists at the Southern was filed several months back and slated for arbitration. However, after continued attempts to settle the matter, the parties were able to reach a settlement...
Missouri Health Care For All: Brand new unit. Brand new contract!
September 14, 2020
Today, staff of Missouri Health Care For All (MHCFA), a statewide grassroots organization of activists engaged in health care advocacy, unanimously ratified its first contract. Congratulations MHCFA! The organization gave voluntary recognition a few months back and during that time,...