Top UMG officers return for new terms
October 21, 2015
The United Media Guild held two local meetings Wednesday for the purpose of receiving nominations for unit and local-wide officers. The result: No contested offices and the return of each of the UMG-wide officers to their position. Returning for new...
UMG hosts retiree/alumni luncheon Oct. 27
September 29, 2015
All retirees and alumni of the United Media Guild are invited to a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 27 at Lombardo's Trattoria, 201 S. 20th Street in downtown St. Louis, next to Union Station. The luncheon is free for retirees...
Local meeting planned for July 11 in Peoria
June 14, 2015
The United Media Guild will hold its next Local Meeting at 1 p.m. July 11 at Kelleher’s Pub & Eatery in Peoria. This restaurant, the site of our last Local meeting in Peoria, is on the riverfront at 619 SW...
Press Club offers enterprise reporting grants
May 7, 2015
The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis invites area journalists to apply for enterprise reporting grants to cover the cost of in-depth journalism of interest to its region. The grants of up to $10,000 are used to defray costs for...
Jobs with Justice unit ratifies new contract
February 2, 2015
Our Missouri Jobs with Justice unit negotiated a new three-year contract featuring pay increases in each year of the agreement. The contract raises the minimum pay for a JwJ organizer by $2,000. The first year of the contract featured...
UMG honors activists, journalists for outstanding work
January 31, 2015
The United Media Guild honored key activists and outstanding journalists during an awards ceremony Jan. 29 in St. Louis. The presentations came during the UMG's quarterly Local Meeting. Here were the award winners: TERRY HUGHES AWARD: St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter...
UMG to hold Local Meeting Jan. 29
January 13, 2015
The United Media Guild will hold its quarterly Local Meeting and Annual Awards Presentation Jan. 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m at Lombardo's Trattoria, 201 South 20th St. in downtown St. Louis (in the Drury Inn next to Union...
Nominations for the 23rd Annual Terry Hughes Award
December 8, 2014
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...