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  • Unions Claim Prop 32 Would Rob Them Of Political Power

    10/20/2012 9:53:44 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 23 replies
    CBSLA.com) ^ | October 19, 2012 8:26 PM
    LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Labor union members claim Proposition 32, which would limit how unions raise money for California political campaigns, would rob them of their political power. A clause in the proposition on the November ballot would prohibit unions from payroll-deducted funds for political purposes. Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College, said the provision weakens the ability of unions to participate in elections. “They could still try to get voluntary donations from members, but without that steady stream of income via the payroll deductions, it would be a lot harder for them,” he said. Maria...
  • Interest groups square off in critical special election

    06/21/2010 7:46:33 AM PDT · by SmithL · 1 replies
    Contra Costa Times ^ | 6/21/10 | Steven Harmon
    SACRAMENTO — The stakes are high and contrasts stark in Tuesday's special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat for a district that stretches from San Jose to Santa Maria, in Santa Barbara County. Democrats can inch closer to a two-thirds majority in the Senate with a victory, a prospect that has pitted powerful interests against each other in a bruising and costly battle over who controls the Capitol. The race features two candidates who represent the opposite ends of the partisan spectrum: former Assemblyman John Laird, an openly gay and liberal Democrat who is backed by labor unions...