The United Media Guild

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More doubts raised about New Media/GateHouse stock

After GateHouse Media was reborn as part of the larger New Media Investment Group, analysts were bullish on the stock's potential. The company has plowed forth on a buying spree, becoming one of the few big players left in the...

New publisher, same problem at SJ-R

The churn continues at the State Journal-Register. Salespersons come and go. So do reporters, frustrated by the eternal wage freeze invoked by GateHouse Media. Notable departures include Jamie Munks, Maggie Menderski, Dan Petrella, Tobias Wall and Molly Beck. And this...

Labor Tribune ratifies new contract

The United Media Guild finalized its new collective bargaining agreement with the Labor Tribune, adding to its list of settlements in recent months. The contract featured 3 percent raises this year and next year for the Labor Tribune's one full-time...

Not since David slew Goliath . . .

On January 28, Rockford Register Star Copy Editor Paula Buckner was discharged for "rude and disrespectful" comments to coworkers.  Buckner, who worked at the paper for 22 years, had the temerity to comment on how the newly formatted obits looked...

Press Club to hold “Trump Effect” panel discussion

United Media Guild member Aisha Sultan, a columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will moderate a Press Club panel discussion on "The Trump Effect" at noon, April 28 at the Pasta House in University City, at 8213 Delmar. Joining her...

Regarding the SJ-R vote:

Three ballots were distributed at last night's contract ratification vote in Springfield, IL.  Two dealt with how parts of the contract - should it be ratified - would unfold.  The first set of options was to determine how the bargaining...