Retiree Luncheon to be held Nov. 1
October 8, 2018
The United Media Guild will hold its annual retiree luncheon at noon on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Lombardo's Trattoria at 201 South 20th Street in downtown St. Louis. The restaurant is located inside the Drury Inn Union Station and it offers...
October 8, 2018
This past Thursday, at noon and 6 pm, a nomination meeting for Local Officers was held at the Guild Office, located at 1015 Locust St. Members could show up and nominate someone for local office or, if they preferred, they...
UMG negotiates raises, increased benefits at Jobs with Justice
February 20, 2018
The United Media Guild achieved many economic gains with its tentative three-year agreement with Missouri Jobs with Justice. "The staff of Jobs with Justice works very hard to advance the rights of workers," unit chair Richard von Glahn said. "Having...
Nominations sought for Terry Hughes Award
December 6, 2017
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...
Los Angeles Times journalists seek to unionize with The NewsGuild-CWA
December 6, 2017
The NewsGuild-CWA is fighting to preserve the craft of journalism and improve working conditions for journalists across North America. Journalists at news organizations large and small have come to TNG-CWA seeking to unionize. Recently the Los Angeles Times newsroom filed...
November 29, 2017
The United Media Guild has proudly represented fast food organizers since the early days of the "Fight For 15" movement. Most recently we were the staff union for the (then) Mid-South Organizing Committee staffers in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana....
Annual Retiree/Alumni Luncheon set for Nov. 28
November 7, 2017
The United Media Guild will hold its annual retiree/alumni members luncheon at noon, Nov. 28 at Lombardo's Restaurant at 201 S. 20th Street in St. Louis. (The restaurant is located in the lower level of the Drury Inn Union Station.)...
Arrest of P-D reporter underscores need for “Right to Report” campaign
September 21, 2017
Each day reporters and photographers find it more difficult to do their job. Journalists must fight harder for access and information. They are under attack from every angle. Vulture capitalists are buying up newspapers and stripping down news-gathering operations to...