The “Holiday Party with an Attitude!”
December 10, 2012
This Thursday, scores of union members, activists, progressives and people who just like to party will gather at IBEW Local 1 to participate in Jobs with Justice's Annual "Scrooge of the Year" Party. Voting (it's a fundraiser - one dollar...
Happy birthday, Heywood Broun!
December 7, 2012
Today, in 1888, Heywood Broun was born. Broun was an incredibly interesting person; WWI foreign correspondent, rabble-rousing reporter and columnist who wrote about racism and social injustice and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. In 1930 Broun ran for...
November 17, 2012
It seems that every newspaper has that quiet, unassuming employee who has been around for years and seems like a fixture at the paper. Someone who never complains and greets everyone with a smile or a kind word. At the...
Executive Committee Nominations
October 25, 2012
Thursday, November 8, Local 36047 will have two local nomination meetings - at noon and 6:00 p.m. - in the Guild office (1015 Locust St, suite 735) for all Executive Committee positions. The positions are three-year terms and will run from...
State Journal-Register “overwhelmingly” votes Guild
October 13, 2012
By a vote of 26 to 4, newsroom employees at the Springfield, IL State Journal-Register sent a strong message to their management while forging a new direction for their newspaper. Six weeks previously, the United Media Guild submitted signed authorization...
Voter Registration Deadlines are approaching fast
October 1, 2012
In Illinois, the deadline is October 9. For additional info, click here: http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/register.aspx In Missouri, the deadline is October 10. To learn more, click here: http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/register2vote/ Make your voice heard!
September 1, 2012
UNITED MEDIA GUILD HAPPY HOUR! Missouri Bar & Grill On Tucker across the street—south of the Post-Dispatch Wednesday, October 3, 2012 5:30 p.m. Come join your co-workers and fellow Guild members for a drink after a hard...