LA Labor Issues September Special Election Endorsements

Los Angeles – The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO´s delegate body issued their endorsements Monday for the upcoming special elections in September. Endorsements were made for the upcoming special elections for State Assembly District 51 and Los Angeles City Council District 2.

The Federation unanimously voted to endorse Steve Bradford, a current Gardena City Councilmember. The special election in Assembly District 51 to replace former Assemblymember and current State Senator Curren Price is set to take place on September 1, 2009.

In addition, the federation arrived at a place of "No Recommendation" for the Los Angeles City Council District 2 special election to replace former City Councilmember and current City Controller Wendy Greueul. This special election has been set for September 22, 2009. A "No Recommendation" means that the Federation takes no position in this race.

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO is the chartered Central Labor Council (CLC) of the AFL-CIO in Los Angeles County and is the second largest in the country, representing over 800,000 workers through over 350 unions. Its mission is to promote a voice for workers so they can remain in the middle class, move themselves out of poverty by joining a union, encourage active participation in the political process by electing pro-union and pro-worker officials and to advance public policies that support workers and their families. As the coordinating center for labor´s political activity, the Federation believes that in educating and mobilizing workers to be politically active they can create and sustain healthy communities, and FIGHT FOR GOOD JOBS that REBUILD THE LOS ANGELES MIDDLE CLASS. Visit the Federation at www.launionaflcio.org.