March 24, 2014
The United Media Guild is now taking orders for shirts sporting our new logo. We have tee shirts for $15 and polo shirts for $35. Both styles of shirt are offered in union-thug black, are available in men's...
March 17, 2014
The United Media Guild will hold a Local meeting at 6 p,m. April 24 at The Dubliner. This will be a happy hour social event for all of active members at all of our units. The UMG will cover the cost...
UMG endorses early voting ballot initiative
March 14, 2014
At its March executive committee meeting, the United Media Guild unanimously endorsed a ballot initiative that would amend the Missouri constitution to allow for six full weeks of early voting in regular elections. Signatures are currently being gathered around...
STL Organizing Committee forms unit, elects first chair
March 12, 2014
The St. Louis Organizing Committee has become a unit within the the United Media Guild. During its first meeting Wedneday morning, members elected organizer Celena Stien-della Croce as their unit chair and steward. STLOC employees originally came into the UMG...
United Media Guild unveils new logo
January 31, 2014
The United Media Guild decided to start off the new year with a new logo. Following our merger with Peoria, we stopped using the name, "St. Louis Newspaper Guild," replacing it with the broader, more inclusive "United Media Guild." And...
Time is running out for Terry Hughes Award nominations!
January 20, 2014
The deadline is just one week away! That means there's still time to nominate someone (or self-nominate, if you prefer) for this prestigious award. Don't delay - send in your nomination NOW! Any journalist in the metropolitan St. Louis...
IFJ List of Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2013
December 31, 2013
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a list of 123 people killed in 2013 (link below). The IFJ classified 15 of those deaths as accidental and 108 were classified as targeted killings. In releasing the list, the...
Rockford/Freeport election set for Friday
June 20, 2013
Journalists at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard will decide whether to join the United Media Guild. The National Labor Relations Board will supervise the election, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the second...