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Bill McClellan Hosts First Amendment Celebration
November 22, 2012
Post-Dispatch columnist and United Media Guild member Bill McClellan will be master of ceremonies for a “First Amendment Celebration” scheduled for Nov. 29 at the Edward Jones building at Manchester Rd. and Interstate 270. The event, staged by the St....
Clearing the air on who is to blame in the Hostess Bakery worker’s strike
November 21, 2012
The Public Needs to Know The Truth: A Statement from St. Louis Labor Council President Robert Soutier (SAINT LOUIS) The failure of the mediation process imposed by the bankruptcy judge is no surprise. What is surprising is the on-going effort...
Springfield SJ-R Unit Up, Running
November 20, 2012
Our new unit at the Springfield State Journal-Register elected its first set of officers Saturday. Here is the account from the unit chair, Dean Olsen: We unionized to have a formal voice in preserving quality journalism in the state capital....
November 17, 2012
It seems that every newspaper has that quiet, unassuming employee who has been around for years and seems like a fixture at the paper. Someone who never complains and greets everyone with a smile or a kind word. At the...
UMG Members Choose Executive Committee
November 16, 2012
Through its recent nomination process, which saw no offices contested, the United Media Guild's Executive Committee in 2013 will consist of the following: President: Jeff Gordon. First VP: David Carson. Second VP: Joe Kenny. Treasurer: Tim Logan. Secretary: Doug...
Guild asks Lee to explain its medical premium increases
November 6, 2012
Shannon Duffy made the following request of Lee Enterprises on behalf of Guild members: It has come to the Guild's attention that Lee's announced medical premiums for the coming year is an 11 percent increase over last year's premium amount....
Alfredo Pena to take helm at WIN
November 6, 2012
Our Workers Interfaith Network unit in Memphis is entering a new era. Founding executive director Rebekah Gienapp stepped aside after ten years and promoted the Guild's WIN unit chair Alfredo Pena to interim director. "The experience of motherhood has changed...
New Springfield unit focuses on unpaid overtime
November 2, 2012
Our new Springfield State Journal-Register is preparing to elect officers, select its negotiating committee and set its objectives for its first collective bargaining agreement. One issue has moved toward the top of the list: Definition of the work week and...