SAG-AFTRA Joins Chorus Calling For L.A. City Council Resignations In Wake Of Leaked Tape
deadline.comSAG-AFTRA has joined the chorus of outrage over a secretly taped conversation that has rocked the Los Angeles City Council, calling for the resignations for all those involved.
City Council President Nury Martinez resigned earlier today. “SAG-AFTRA unequivocally condemns the racist and homophobic comments of Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin De Leon and Nury Martinez, and the failure of Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera to confront and condemn that misconduct as it occurred,” the guild said in a statement. “Racism and homophobia have no place in the labor movement, government or society.” Read the union’s full statement below. RELATED: Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Calls For Resignation of Ron Herrera, President Of LA County Federation Of Labor Mayor Eric Garcetti has also called for the elected leaders to resign, as did mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, Sen.
Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, meanwhile, has called for Herrera to step down as president of the L.A.
County Federation of Labor. Here is SAG-AFTRA’s full statement: “SAG-AFTRA unequivocally condemns the racist and homophobic comments of Los Angeles City Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and Nury Martinez, and the failure of Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera to confront and condemn that misconduct as it occurred. “Racism and homophobia have no place in the labor movement, government or society.
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