April 10, 2012
Um.....okay, actually we didn't. What happened was - Truthout, one of our more progressive employers, sent this message to the office: Hi Shannon, Hope things are well! Just want to let you know that, starting this May,...
What could YOU do with $750,000?
April 2, 2012
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,...
Post-Dispatch Employees Hold Off on Signing “Handbook Acknowledgement”
March 29, 2012
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
March 28, 2012
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
March 27, 2012
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
March 23, 2012
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...
March 23, 2012
The following comes from the national AFL-CIO office. Any activists interested in attending should apply - there are links to take you to sites to apply for scholarships, if needed. Of course, since this course deals with LGBT issues on...
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...