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...
Nominations for 21st Annual Terry Hughes Award
December 6, 2012
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...
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...
Facts about retiree settlement checks
October 11, 2012
Please note that your settlement check envelope, which should be arriving any minute, looks EXACTLY like your pension check stub envelope. DON'T THROW IT AWAY - there's a check inside! Also, contrary to what we had been told,...
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 26, 2012
Guild retirees should be interested to know that, today, we were informed that Lee is mailing out settlement checks to our 248 retirees who were part of the retiree medical lawsuit. You should also be aware that all living retirees...
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...