Anchor Beer Workers Win Union Vote (Corrected)

Workers at a microbrewery that produced the first domestic India pale ale and calls itself America’s “oldest craft brewery” have voted to unionize, joining a small group of unionized craft brewers in the U.S.

Employees at the 123-year-old San Francisco brewer won a March 13 election to form a unit of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The workers’ win takes on extra significance given the beer’s iconic reputation in the Bay Area, and the dearth of union presence in the fast-growing craft beer business.

The vote to unionize follows a sometimes-tense organizing effort during which the company allegedly held ...