Your Guide to Buying Union
The 2013 edition of Labor 411-LA is now available! The LA County Federation of Labor and publisher Senders Communications Group are pleased to present our new annual directory, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive guide to union goods and services. Labor 411-LA boasts the status of...
LOS ANGELES TIMES: L.A. County labor federation backs Wendy Greuel for mayor
James Rainey and David Zahniser March 19, 2013 The powerful umbrella group for Los Angeles County unions endorsed Wendy Greuel for mayor Tuesday, saying she was the only candidate in the race who could be trusted to support working families. Read full...
LOS ANGELES TIMES: L.A. planning panel OKs project to build Hollywood skyscrapers
Kate Linthicum March 28, 2013 "The project has the strong backing of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, whose economic and business policy director praised the project as "transformative." It is also supported by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the head of the Los Angeles County...
ABC NEWS | UNIVISION: Los Angeles Mayoral Race: How Do Endorsements Stack Up?
Albert Sabate March 22, 2013 "Greuel recently snagged the endorsement of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, a labor group representing hundreds of thousands of workers in Los Angeles County. The endorsement was widely expected after the group's political committee voted in favor of...
LA WEEKLY: L.A. County Labor Fed Backs Wendy Greuel, Asks Eric Garcetti To Lay Off Anti-Union Remarks
Gene Maddaus March 19, 2013 "The L.A. County Federation of Labor today officially threw its support behind Controller Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor." (...) "At the same time, Maria Elena Durazo, the executive secretary treasury of the County Federation, has asked Greuel's rival,...
LA DAILY NEWS: Powerful labor group endorses Wendy Greuel
Dakota Smith March 19, 2013 The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which represents 300 public and private employee unions, endorsed City Controller Wendy Greuel for mayor on Tuesday, saying she's the best candidate to represent working families. Read full...
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Labor leader says L.A. like ‘ghost town’ before AEG’s Leiweke arrived
Kate Linthicum March 14, 2013 "One of Los Angeles' most important labor leaders said Thursday that Anschutz Entertainment Group's departing chief executive Tim Leiweke set a precedent for how developers could work with labor unions in the city. And if he ran for public office, “I would be...
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Greuel picks up another big union endorsement
Seema Mehta and David Zahniser March 12, 2013 "The federation represents 600,000 workers, and part of its clout lies in its ability to spend big while communicating with its members." Read full...
KING5: Seattle immigrants rally for immigration reform
NBC affiliate in Seattle 02/18/2013 A rally in downtown Seattle on Monday made it clear immigration activists are on the offensive. They say it’s time to create a way for illegal immigrants to become citizens. (….) "We should reward hard work. And these 11 million people have...
THE NEW YORK TIMES: California Eases Tone as Latinos Make Gains
Jennifer Medina 02/16/2013 A generation ago, California voters approved a ballot initiative that was seen as the most anti-immigrant law in the nation. Immigrants who had come to the country illegally would be ineligible to receive prenatal care, and their children would be barred from public...
