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Mayoral Candidates Tug-of-War over Labor
The race for Mayor of Los Angeles has become a stage for the politics of unionized public employees: the building trades unions, the hotel workers, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at the Department of Water and Power. Eric Garcetti is said to be the candidate they feel closer to—so why are they supporting Wendy Gueuel .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe race for Mayor of Los Angeles has become a stage for the politics of unionized public employees: the building trades unions, the hotel workers, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at the Department of Water and Power. Eric Garcetti is said to be the candidate they feel closer to—so why are they supporting Wendy Gueuel. Jim Newton is editor at large and columnist for the LA Times.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Gideon Brower
Independent Producer
Jim Newton
professor of public policy and communications at UCLA, author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening”
The full episode
1 of 3California's Prop 8 at the Supreme Court- 0:00Mayoral Candidates Tug-of-War over LaborYou’re reading this
- 7:04The US Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage
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