Union Contributions

Re “Labor’s Lost Love,” Opinion, Feb. 20: Excellent article by Jonathan Tasini. As a member of ACLU-Local 660 I always wondered why unions contributed money to certain candidates. Since their coffers are filled by workers’ contributions from different political affiliations, Democrats, Republicans, independents, etc., I was under the impression that unions were apolitical, and I felt kind of betrayed when I read about a candidate from the other party getting support from my union.

Gina Perez

San Gabriel