California's proposed billionaire tax exposes rifts among labor unions
The tax, which will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40, drew opposition from unions such as the California State Council of Laborers and
The tax, which will appear on the ballot as Proposition 40, drew opposition from unions such as the California State Council of Laborers and United Domestic Workers, while the executive board for Service Employees International Union California voted to take a neutral position on it.
Original reporting: LA Times, California.
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