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UNION BOSS: L.A. Mayor’s ‘Green New Deal’ Is Pushing Members Toward GOP And Trump

Jeffrey Cawood

Organized labor in Los Angeles recently launched an ad campaign blasting Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti over his proposed “Green New Deal,” claiming the environmental plan would cost union jobs, increase energy bills, and erode the middle-class.

Television and radio spots supported by a seven-figure ad buy began permeating Southern California airwaves earlier this month. A TV commercial broadcast during primetime viewing hours references an unfulfilled, six-year-old Garcetti vow to eliminate homelessness in L.A. if elected mayor. A recent count showed 36,300 homeless people within the city limits, a 16% increase over last year.

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