Ex-Councilman Barred From Labor Dispute
Martin Ludlow, the head of the County Federation of Labor, said Wednesday that he could not mediate a dispute between Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a union representing 8,000 Los Angeles city employees who have threatened to walk off the job.
Ludlow, a close ally of Villaraigosa, said he could not get involved in the dispute involving the Engineers and Architects Assn. contract because he was a city councilman until June.
City ethics law bans former elected officials from lobbying City Hall for a year after leaving office.
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