The staff of the Los Angeles Times has voted in favor of joining the NewsGuild, the labor union that represents nearly 25,000 media workers at The New York Times , Reuters , The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and the Associated Press, among others. The staff has now filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board and for voluntary recognition from management. Shares of the paper’s parent company, Tronc Inc., were up 0.6% Monday, and have gained 29% in 2017, while the S&P 500 has gained 18%.
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