LABOR LEADERS RAISE DOUBT WERE ALL MAILINGS FOR HAHN SENT?Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer Some labor leaders raised questions Friday to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County union boss Miguel Contreras Miguel Contreras (September 17, 1952–May 6, 2005) was an American labor leader. He "was known as a king-maker for both local and state politicians."[1] about whether the full mail program on behalf of Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California was carried out as planned during the city mayoral primary. Contreras, secretary-treasurer of the county Federation of Labor, has long had close personal and political ties with challenger Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. and strongly supported him in 2001. But Hahn has wooed Contreras by appointing him to the Airport Commission and backing many of his goals while winning support from most unions. ``There are a lot of questions about the extent of the mail program and if we got what we paid for,'' said Jim Hilfenhaus, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. director of Labors Local 300. ``We are in a fog here. All we know is that we paid for five pieces of mail and a lot of our members didn't receive any.'' Hilfenhaus said there also is a concern that a mailing to Latino labor members was pulled, possibly resulting in a boost for the campaign of Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa. Neither Contreras nor other county federation officials returned telephone calls. Phil Giarrizzo, who prepared the mailings for the union, said he has provided postal receipts to show the mail went out. ``I won't discuss our strategy, but we sent out what we were contracted for,'' Giarrizzo said. Four years ago, the county federation endorsed Villaraigosa and ran an extensive and costly operation for him. Contreras has said the union's support of Villaraigosa in the past created a difficulty in trying to urge members to switch their allegiance allegiance, in political terms, the tie that binds an individual to another individual or institution. The term usually refers to a person's legal obligation of obedience to a government in return for the protection of that government, although it may have reference to Hahn. Some union officials have questioned whether the organization is giving the same level of support to Hahn. Hahn campaign officials said they have not discussed the matter with Contreras or others since it is an independent campaign which, by law, cannot be coordinated with whatever the mayor is doing. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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