Labor Ponies Up To Fight Prop 8

Big money rolled in from labor organizations at Saturday's Equality California event in Los Angeles. The Service Employees International Union presented a $500K check and the California Teacher's Association kicked in $250K. Another $25K came from AT&T. A total of $2M was raised, much of which will be used to fund the No On 8 campaign.

Equality California's Geoff Kors:

“We are thrilled with the generous outpouring of support we’ve received to fight Proposition 8 and applaud our labor partners and business allies for stepping up to say it’s not OK to treat any Californians differently under the laws of our state,” said EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors.

“It is an honor to have the leadership of SEIU California, the California Teacher’s Association and AT&T behind us as we work to defeat this divisive initiative that would deny same-gender couples the respect and dignity of marriage,” Kors said.

“Thanks to this support, the Los Angeles event was by far the largest and most successful fundraiser EQCA has hosted in its history – and it may be one of the most successful fundraising events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the history of our state.”

(Via - WeHo News)