L.A. Times newsroom votes to unionize after long fight with management

The Los Angeles Times newsroom, after a fight with parent company Tronc Inc. , voted on Friday to unionize. The final count was was 248 in favor and 44 against. The newsroom had, in this most recent effort, been pushing to unionize for nearly a year. The staffers who were part of the movement said it was fueled by years of mismanagement at the paper. The win for the newsroom comes after news that Tronc is investigating L.A. Times publisher Ross Levinsohn after NPR reported his past of sexual harassment and misconduct. Shares of Tronc have gained roughly 50% in the last 12 months, while the S&P 500 index is up 24% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up almost 32%.

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