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    CD10 Donated $165,000 in Taxpayer Dollars to Failed LA Jazz Festival

    August 27, 2026 // City Councilmember Heather Hutt did not return an email to comment about the money that her district awarded to a charity that was run by Martin Ludlow, a former City Councilmember who served a two-year term that he left in 2005 to become the head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. In that position, he was indicted on public corruption charges and pleaded guilty to diverting union funds into his 2023 City Council campaign.

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    News Article Radio / Pod Cast Video ● Labor Unions

    Podcast: Championing Worker Freedom Across The States: Alan Jernigan and Vincent Vernuccio on ALEC TV

    August 23, 2025 // As debates over worker rights ripple across the country, one message continues to echo from state to state: workers deserve the freedom to choose the work arrangements that fit their lives best. But how should lawmakers turn that principle into policy?

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    Opinion: Six Ways to Hold Government Unions Accountable

    January 10, 2025 // For generations, government unions have existed for their members to be organized and have a seat at negotiating tables. But for too long, the influence of those public employee unions has been less about negotiating raises and sick leave and more about funneling taxpayer dollars and volunteers toward partisan political activity that almost exclusively benefits the Left. Government unions should re-focus their energy and resources on their intended purpose: working on behalf of public-sector employees so those workers can do the job the American people hired them to do.

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