Making sense of the Affordable Care Act

Making sense of the Affordable Care Act

State Journal-Register reporter Dean Olsen offered comprehensive analysis of the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Americans with a five-part series. The series drew the attention of Politico, among other national media outlets. Political Pulse cited the series in...

Rockford unit elects officers, prepares for negotiations

The new Rockford unit of the United Media Guild elected officers during its first official meeting Sunday. Veteran Rockford Register Star reporter Melissa Westphal was elected president of the unit. The group elected Register Star photographer Max Gersh as the...

Springfield prepares to launch public campaign

Here is the update from our Springfield unit on the slow-moving negotiations at the State Journal-Register: It’s obvious from the slow pace of negotiations between the SJ-R Newspaper Guild and GateHouse Media that the company is in no hurry to...

Pekin unit elects new vice-chair

The United Media Guild was sad to see Pekin vice-chair Jon Reed leave the Daily Times for another professional opportunity. Reed was one of the strongest activists in our entire local. He helped lead the organizing drive and the long,...

Rockford/Freeport journalists join UMG

Newsroom employees at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard voted 14-10 to join the United Media Guild during a representation election afternoon Friday in Rockford. They voted in the Guild despite an intense anti-Guild campaign waged by GateHouse Media. ...

The case for Guild representation in Rockford

Newspaper Guild representation has been extremely valuable to journalists caught in the historic upheaval in the media industry. Journalists in Rockford and Freeport should compare their experiences to what happened down south at the Peoria Journal Star and Pekin Daily...

Rockford newsroom to vote on Guild representation

Newsroom employees at the Rockford Register Star and Freeport Journal-Standard are getting their chance to vote for Guild representation. The National Labor Relations Board will supervise a representation election June 21 in the second floor conference room at Register Star...