Labor Money Starts Flowing in for Garcetti

Organized labor's lopsided support for Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race has started shifting as unions begin pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into an independent campaign backing her rival, Eric Garcetti.

The $300,000 in new labor donations for Garcetti — the first installment of what union leaders say will be more than $1 million — still leaves the city councilman far behind Greuel in the contest for union money.

But it highlights a dramatic split within labor, often the driving force in Los Angeles elections.(Read more here.) [[hotlink]]

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CityWatch

4-7-13