The United Media Guild

Lee Enterprises closes Missoula Independent after it unionizes

Journalists at the Missoula Independent organized with The NewsGuild hoping to save that alternative weekly. But rather than negotiate a first contract with journalists at the Independent, Lee Enterprises decided to shut it down. Last year Matt Gibson sold the...

GateHouse guts Peoria Journal Star newsroom

GateHouse Media announced the layoffs of five Peoria Journal Star journalists represented by the United Media Guild last week, adding to its massive reduction of that newsroom workforce. The casualties included reporters Chris Kaergard, Thomas Bruch and Aaron Ferguson as...

Post-Dispatch unit sets priorities for bargaining

The United Media Guild's Post-Dispatch unit held its first meeting to set objectives for our upcoming bargaining for a new contract. Wages, advertising commission/bonus plans, health care, layoff procedure and parking were among the key topics. Our contract expires Sept....

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 to hold Post-Dispatch unit meetings, discuss bargaining

The United Media Guild will hold two Post-Dispatch unit meetings to discuss upcoming contract negotiations. The first meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Missouri Bar and Grill on Tucker Blvd. The second...

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...

Layoffs Hit Post-Dispatch Newsroom

With revenues at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch continuing to decline, Lee Enterprises laid off four reporters and one photographer at the newspaper Monday. UMG's contract with the Post-Dispatch allows our members to volunteer to take the layoff in place of...