Mary Junck gets $500,000 bonus
March 27, 2012
According to a Lee Enterprises filing with the SEC, CEO Mary Junck has received a $500,000 bonus related to Lee's successful refinancing. Additionally, Carl Schmidt, vice president, CFO and treasurer, received a $250,000 bonus. Junck and Schmidt are the fiscal geniuses who way overpaid...
Important information for homeowners
March 23, 2012
Informational meetings are scheduled next week (March 26-30) in every Missouri county for homeowners who: have already been foreclosed on or are in trouble with their current mortgage AND had or have loans with these five lenders (Freddie Mae and...
March 23, 2012
The following comes from the national AFL-CIO office. Any activists interested in attending should apply - there are links to take you to sites to apply for scholarships, if needed. Of course, since this course deals with LGBT issues on...
Gatehouse employees receive layoffs while corporate bosses take bonuses
March 18, 2012
The following is from Huff Post Media. The link is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/as-company-is-collapsing-_b_1337593.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false It describes the current state of affairs at Gatehouse Media. Gatehouse owns the Pekin Daily Times and the Peoria Journal Star - two of the newest bargaining units of the...
March 7, 2012
There is a vacancy on The Newspaper Guild Sector Executive Council for Vice President of Region 6 which includes our local. Any member in good standing can nominate a candidate within 15 days, or before March 21, 2012. The...