Country’s Oldest Craft Brewery Goes Union

Workers at a 123 year old craft beer brewery have voted yes to a union.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

“Workers at Anchor Brewing Co. voted to unionize Wednesday.

Employees at the production facility at 1705 Mariposa St. voted 31-16 to organize with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Workers across the street at Anchor Public Taps, an affiliated restaurant, will vote on Friday.

The unionization efforts became public last month after more than a year of organizing at the 123-year-old brewery often credited with America’s original craft beer.

“I’m extremely excited, I’ve been working with (the ILWU), and my phone’s been going off nonstop,” said Patrick Machel, a part-time worker at Anchor Taps who was in class at San Francisco State University when the result were announced.