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Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner... long day at work.

The nexus you asked about prompts me to look a little deeper for a cleaner linkage. I've not had time to fact check the message from The Honorable Howard Kaloogian, chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee but I've seen the two organizations in bed together in past "Anti-Everything" pursuits.

Follow the presenters: There are deep ties (some even documented) between local chapters of the California Federation of Labor and Institute for Labor and Employment. The term used in their literature is "partnering with" xxx or yyy and in this case, the local unions, "Los Angeles County Federation of Labor." (See: http://www.ucop.edu/ile/laboredu/school/2003.pdf) and note the bullet list on the right side of the page.

Per the SBCTC website (http://www.sbctc.org/default.asp?id=1867&pagetype=hotissues) "These important workshops will be led by labor experts in the field of media relations and communications from the State Building and Construction Trades Council and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor."

I found the tag line: "The campaign, 'Workers Against Recall' or 'WAR!' will provide intensive information..." an interesting choice of words. Suggests we're enemy combatants with all the rights so accorded to such... take no prisoners and f*** union thugs.

I appreciate your asking the question and will forward it along with this message to the Committee. "The truth is out there... many people just won't look for it."

From what I can tell, there are NO ties (other than they MIGHT have been co-presenters at some conferences in the past) between the two organizations.

I find it difficult to get excited about the claim that they are using taxpayer money to fund Anti-Recall seminars until someone can show a monetary link between the State Funding (which went to ILE) and the Anti-Recall Seminar (which is being sponsored by SB&CTC).

I doubt any serious media will pursue this until you can show a money trail.