February 25, 2026
The former publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press owes the National Labor Relations Board general counsel's office more than $224,000, the D.C. Circuit held Wednesday, saying Ampersand Publishing must compensate the office for the legal fees it incurred pursuing a contempt-of-court order against the publisher.
December 18, 2025
A bankrupt California newspaper publisher is in contempt of court for failing to comply with the D.C. Circuit's order in a labor dispute, the court said, ordering it to reimburse the Teamsters for bargaining expenses and make workers whole for their losses after it changed their work conditions.
July 07, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board asked the D.C. Circuit to order a California newspaper publisher in a nearly 14-year contract fight with a Teamsters unit to bargain with workers and give raises under a 2017 court judgment or face escalating fines.