Santa Barbara News-Press Workers Vote Union
September 28, 2006 - The fight goes on between Santa Barbara News-Press employees and publisher Wendy McCaw, with journalists voting Wednesday to join the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The News-Press issued a statement suggesting employees were coerced by union organizers, adding “the paper will consider all its options.” The bad blood blew up in public over the summer, when more than a dozen top editors, reporters and a four-decade columnist quit, accusing McCaw of meddling with news coverage. The National Labor Relations Board must certify the 33-to-6 vote in the Santa Barbara newsroom election.