Vertis workers vote for Teamsters union

Print shop and mail room employees at Vertis Communications in Chalfont voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' Conference of Graphic Communications.

The vote, which would affect 400 workers, was held Thursday, with the final count 210 in favor of the Teamsters, 150 opposed, the union said.

Vertis Communications is part of Vertis Holdings Inc. The Baltimore-based company said Friday that it had filed for bankruptcy, reorganizing under Chapter 11. The company said it expected to come out of bankruptcy within two months.    - Jane M. Von Bergen