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Wendy Greuel Vows Independence from Union Backers

April 05 2013
Written by Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta.
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel promised Tuesday to govern as an independent "business-labor" leader who will stand up to the unions backing her campaign, at the same time she accused her chief rival of demonizing the city's "working people."

Greuel's remarks came in a UCLA speech delivered shortly after Kevin James, a Republican who finished third in the mayoral primary, endorsed her opponent, Eric Garcetti. James said he decided to back the Hollywood-area councilman because of his "willingness to go toe-to-toe" with city employee unions, and James' concerns about "the way labor has lined up" behind Greuel's effort. (Read more here.)

 

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