The News Guild honors Dean Olsen with national award
August 8, 2017
[caption id="attachment_2295" align="alignright" width="377"] Dean Olsen at the State Journal-Register.[/caption] The News Guild honored Dean Olsen with the Larry Cohen Movement Building Award at its national Sector Conference Aug. 4 in Pittsburgh. Olsen, a decorated news reporter, led our organizing...
UMG award Press Club scholarship to UMSL student
July 20, 2017
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote the craft of journalism, the United Media Guild awards a $1,000 scholarship each year through the St. Louis Press Club. [caption id="attachment_2277" align="alignright" width="408"] Joe Kenny, Jeff Gordon,, Candice Murdock and William...
Nominations sought for TNG sector conference delegates
June 2, 2017
The United Media Guild can send up to four delegates to the The NewsGuild's sector conference in Pittsburgh Aug. 4 and Aug. 5. Of those delegates, one will be eligible to attend the CWA Convention immediately following the Guild's Sector...
Stand with us in our fight for a free press
April 25, 2017
Now more than ever, the right to report facts and to tell the truth matters. News matters. This is why the News Guild launched the Right to Report campaign. We call on all Americans to join us in fighting attempts by government...
By supporting real journalism, you support real democracy
February 17, 2017
"Real News, Real Journalism" is more than a subscription slogan for the UMG-represented St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It is a civic necessity in these tumultuous times, when many rights we hold sacred -- especially the freedom of the press -- are...
February 4, 2017
WHAT IS RIGHT TO WORK? It is a catchy name for union-busting legislation. Labor law requires unions to represent every employee in their bargaining units fully and fairly. But "Right to Work" laws allow employees to refuse to pay for...
UMG to hold Local Meeting, awards ceremony
January 5, 2017
The United Media Guild will hold a Local Meeting and awards ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Lombardo's Restaurant at the Drury Inn Union Station. The meeting is open to all members in good standing. Beverages will be...
Nominations sought for Terry Hughes Award
November 10, 2016
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...