September 3, 2015
Selections from Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg about child labor. They Will Say Of my city the worst that men will ever say is this: You took little children away from the sun and the dew, And the glimmers...
A message from Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO:
September 3, 2015
We're asking people to support the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules because they will give working people—particularly women, youth and people of color—more time and money to care for their families. There's one more week before the comment...
Post-Dispatch contract ratification vote
August 14, 2015
Post-Dispatch Contract Ratification Meeting Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Post-Dispatch Building, Conference Room 206 The meeting will start at noon and your Guild staff, Local president and PD unit chair will be on hand to discuss what occurred during the bargaining...
Freeport and Rockford select stewards
April 20, 2015
On Sunday, April 19, members of the Rockford Register Star/ Freeport Journal Standard unit held a meeting to nominate and elect stewards. Turnout was good, nominations were plenty and when the dust finally settled and the votes tallied, the results...
Negotiations thaw: Guild withdraws ULP charges in Rockford / agreements reached on multiple issues
March 5, 2015
During last week's negotiations, the Guild and the Rockford Register Star/Freeport Journal Standard were able to come to terms on a number of issues. One such issue was the settlement of the Unfair Labor Practice charges that the Guild...
Pekin Daily Times ratifies new contract
March 2, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, UMG members of the Pekin Daily Times unit voted to ratify a new two-year agreement. The vote occurred at two meetings - noon and 6:00 p.m. - held in a private room of Goodfella's restaurant. The...
Coming soon to a (CWA) union hall near you!
September 26, 2014
The United Media Guild, and CWA Local 6300 welcome you to attend a special screening of the Internationally Acclaimed documentary ‘Shadows of Liberty’. On FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, at 7:00 PM at CWA Local 6300 (2258 Grissom Dr, St. Louis MO...
July 11, 2014
Matthew Patterson, executive director of Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition (ProVote), signs a recognition agreement today with the United Media Guild. Witnessing are the Reverend Teresa Danieley, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, UMG Administrative Officer Shannon Duffy and Ashli...