The United Media Guild

Workers Interfaith Network, a small UMG bargaining unit in Memphis, is working with the (CWA) United Campus Workers and they are KILLING it!

An enormous victory for United Campus Workers   UT Knoxville and UT Chattanooga just released public statements opting out of Governor Haslam’s plan to outsource facilities services. United Campus Workers, our small statewide union, took on a billionaire governor and...

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...

Arrest of P-D reporter underscores need for “Right to Report” campaign

Each day reporters and photographers find it more difficult to do their job. Journalists must fight harder for access and information. They are under attack from every angle. Vulture capitalists are buying up newspapers and stripping down news-gathering operations to...

2017 Labor Day Parade!

  Every year the United Media Guild marches with our CWA sisters and brothers.  This year the CWA is second in line!  The line starts on Olive, at 15th St.), travels east to Tucker, turns right and goes to Market...

The News Guild honors Dean Olsen with national award

[caption id="attachment_2295" align="alignright" width="377"] Dean Olsen at the State Journal-Register.[/caption] The News Guild honored Dean Olsen with the Larry Cohen Movement Building Award at its national Sector Conference Aug. 4 in Pittsburgh. Olsen, a decorated news reporter, led our organizing...

UMG ratifies new contract at Pekin Daily Times

United Media Guild members at the Pekin Daily Times unanimously approved a new two-year collective bargaining agreement with GateHouse Media. In face of plummeting circulation at the newspaper and ongoing employee turnover, our members favored expedited bargaining that focused on...