Comcast Writers Vote to Join WGA; Cable Giant Refuses to Recognize Result (Updated)

Scribes for E!, Style and G4 vote by 97 percent majority to join union

(Updated: 10:00 a.m. PST) The labor fight between writers for E!, Style and G4, who are attempting to unionize, and their parent company, Comcast, which doesn't seem to want them to, ramped up Wednesday morning, with the Writers Guild of America announcing Wednesday morning that the scribes had voted to join their union.

The results of Tuesday's secret ballot were announced by Los Angeles City Council president Eric Garcetti at City Hall, with writes voting to unionize by a 46-1 margin. Garcetti said the City Council was brought into the process to ensure its integrity.

(Updated 11:23 a.m. PST) Comcast issued a statement, calling the vote an "invalid poll."

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