The United Media Guild

Right to Work and the UMG

WHAT IS RIGHT TO WORK? It is a catchy name for union-busting legislation. Labor law requires unions to represent every employee in their bargaining units fully and fairly. But "Right to Work" laws allow employees to refuse to pay for...

Post-Dispatch offers enhanced severance to UMG members

The Post-Dispatch is offering Guild members with at least 10 years of service during this fiscal year -- and who will be 55 years or older during this fiscal year -- an opportunity to collect enhanced severance of up to...

Right-to-Work is being debated right now in the Missouri Senate

Here's a link to listen:   http://chamber.senate.mo.gov/SenateChamber    

Hey, Post-Dispatch folks, check your Medical Retirement Account

Thanks to a Facebook thread started by Post-Dispatch reporter Jeremy Kohler on the United Media Guild group page, it has come to the our attention that many current or former P-D employees may not realize they have money sitting in...

UMG to hold Local Meeting, awards ceremony

The United Media Guild will hold a Local Meeting and awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Lombardo's Restaurant at the Drury Inn Union Station. The meeting is open to all members in good standing. Beverages will be...

GateHouse reaches new low, proposes “catch up” premium increases

Just when you think you've seen everything in contract negotiations, GateHouse Media surprises you with something even more draconian. This week GateHouse offered its most onerous proposal to date at the Rockford Register Star: Retroactive medical and dental insurance premium...

Nominations sought for Terry Hughes Award

Terry Hughes was 36 when she died of breast cancer on July 22, 1991.  A columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, her writing was clear, witty and descriptive, with a flair for portraying society’s underdogs.  Some of her columns chronicled...