President-elect of California’s largest state worker union wants no support for Newsom or BLM

Published June 3, 2021 12:00am ET



The newly elected head of California’s largest state worker union said he wants to end union support for any politicians or political movements, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Richard Louis Brown ousted the longtime incumbent president of Service Employees International Union Local 1000, Yvonne Walker, during an election late last month. He beat Walker by capturing more than 33% of the vote compared to her 27%. The election had low turnout, with just 7,880 of the union’s 96,000 members voting.

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