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Annual Dinner is a night of fun – and rememberance.

The United Media Guild held its annual dinner meeting Friday, January 27, 2012.  Approximately 150 were on hand and, following dinner and prior to conducting business, a moment of silence was held for Robert Douglas, a Post-Dispatch retiree who died...

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A night to honor and remember

The United Media Guild (formerly St. Louis Newspaper Guild) held its annual dinner meeting Friday, January 27, 2012.  Approximately 150 were on hand and, prior to conducting business, a moment of silence was held for Robert Douglas, a retiree who...

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Gatehouse looking to outsource at two Guild papers

The two papers are the Canton (Ohio) Repository (Northeast Ohio TNG Local 1) and the Peoria Journal Star, which is part of our local, the United Media Guild, Local 36047.  The following is a bargaining bulletin issued minutes ago by...

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Guild endorses two ballot initiatives

Thursday evening, January 12, the Executive Committee of the United Media Guild unanimously endorsed two ballot initiatives currently in the petition stage as they work their way towards the November ballot.   The first ballot initiative is being promoted by...

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Getting it (not) done!

Democratic state representatives in Indiana are holding up the start of a new legislative session by continuing to meet behind closed doors to discuss a proposed right-to-work bill being pushed by majority republicans.  Here's hoping their meeting lasts until June!...

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Lee Bankruptcy Update

    The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has scheduled a Disclosure Statement Hearing for 2:00 p.m. on January 23.   As reported earlier, there appear to be no major obstacles to this process going forward...

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Lee Files Chapter 11

  Lee Enterprises formally submitted the necessary paperwork in Wilmington, Deleware bankruptcy court this morning to refinance its roughly one billion dollar debt.   Lee's action came after the media corporation announced last week that it would enter into Chapter...

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Indy Guild members demonstrate

Negotiations between the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild and Gannett continued with a lunchtime demonstration today that saw over 100 Guild members marching outside the Indianapolis Star.  A local Fox station carried a report: http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-indystar-rally-wednesday-indystar-workers-rally-outside-building-wednesday-20111130,0,165333.column For the complete story, you can visit...

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