The negotiations between the Missoula News Guild and representatives from Lee Enterprises were finalized at the end of September. While we hoped to get a better severance package for union members than the one Lee initially offered, one of the biggest items of concern for us was the fate of missoulanews.com and the decades of …
Hi, friends and supporters of the Missoula Independent Union, We want to thank you all for everything you’ve done and said over the last week since Lee Enterprises locked us out of the Independent offices, deleted the Indy’s website and redirected it to the Missoulian and shut the paper down. The fact that so many …
As readers and advertisers rallied to #KeepMissoulaIndy, The Missoula News Guild bargaining team met with Lee Enterprises on Aug. 30 for two days of scheduled negotiations. Negotiations lasted just an hour. The Guild rejected a company proposal to eliminate up to three-quarters of Indy staff. Instead, we proposed an approach that would provide space for …
Members of the Missoula Independent staff union are calling upon the paper’s loyal readers and advertisers to help us tell Lee Enterprises that Missoula still supports its alt weekly by participating in the #KeepMissoulaIndy campaign. Lee Enterprises recently told the Missoula News Guild that the company may shut down the 27-year-old publication it purchased …
April 6, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: missoulanewsguild@gmail.com Missoula News Guild Unanimously Votes Yes For Union Missoula, Mont. — The non-management employees of the Missoula Independent voted this morning in favor of having the News Guild — Pacific Northwest represent them. The Missoula News Guild is excited to sit down with management and hopeful that we …
Friends of the Missoula Independent Union, As our Friday vote approaches, we continue to be overwhelmed with the support we’ve received from Missoulians, Montanans and unions from around the country. We’ve been especially grateful for the support of many former and current Indy workers. A group of them got together and pooled their resources to buy …
Dear Missoula Independent readers and advertisers, Three weeks ago, Lee Enterprise’s corporate representatives were in Missoula. We asked them if organizing efforts, like the successful union vote at the Casper Star-Tribune, were a threat to the company’s wellbeing. They said simply that it happens from time to time, and when it does, they comply with …
Missoula Independent Staff File Papers to Form a Union — The Montana Free Press HELENA — The 10 non-management employees of the Missoula Independent today filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to begin the process of forming a union, the Missoula News Guild Organizing Committee announced via a press release issued late …
March 19, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: missoulanewsguild@gmail.com Missoula Independent Staff Files for Union Missoula, Mont. — The employees of the Missoula Independent filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board today to begin the process of forming a union, the Missoula News Guild Organizing Committee announced. Support for the filing was unanimous …