Come out on Labor Day and march with our CWA sisters and brothers!

Come out on Labor Day and march with our CWA sisters and brothers!

This year CWA is THIRD in line because it's our 80th anniversary of marching in this parade! So it's safe to say that we'll be heading out at 9:00 a.m. sharp!  But you'll need to show up earlier than that...

UMG members, top CWA officers joined Missouri’s fight against “Right to Work”

Members of the United Media Guild were on the front lines of the fight against "Right to Work" in Missouri. Some of our retiree members helped gather signatures the more than 310,000 signatures that forced the issue to a state-wide...

UMG honors Bill McClellan, top activists

[caption id="attachment_2423" align="alignright" width="300"] Bill McClellan and previous Hughes winner Joel Currier.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2424" align="alignright" width="300"] Guilder of the Year Joe Holleman addresses his fellow UMG members.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2425" align="alignright" width="300"] Stanley Jackson accepted the Solidarity Award on behalf of...

UMG works to distinguish real news from marketing content

Protecting the craft of journalism is one of the United Media Guild's most important tasks. We have fought hard to prevent journalists from being assigned to write advertorial copy, particularly for the GateHouse Newspapers chain. A journalist's job is to...

UMG retirees and alumni gather for their annual luncheon

The United Media Guild hosted about 40 retiree members at its annual Retiree/Alumni Luncheon Nov. 28 at Lombardo's in St. Louis. It was great to see former UMG business representative Mary Casey and former UMG office at the event, along...

In warning about crossing lines, Robberson does just that.

  Our union has no problem with a newspaper columnist expressing an opinion, for that is the purpose of an editorial section. But Tod Robberson's decision to run a recent column criticizing colleagues for their use of social media brings...

TNG-CWA calls on St. Louis police to stop arresting working journalists

The mayor and acting police commissioner of St. Louis must be held accountable for the arrest of journalists covering public protests in the city, The NewsGuild-CWA declared at a meeting of its Executive Council on Oct. 5. “The mayor and acting...