Friday, November 1, 2013

Activists Protest Prop. 13 Tax Loophole

Labor groups held a protest today over a Proposition 13 tax loophole that allows companies to avoid paying higher property taxes. The Service Employees International Union, local 721 also used the action to raise awareness of a breakdown in labor negotiations between its union and LA County Officials. The union represents tens of thousands of LA County employees who are preparing a work action over failure to renew their contract. KPFK reporter John Matthews has more.