Labor Says No to Schwarzenegger/Republican/Common Cause Redistricting Measure

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Calling it a "fatally flawed initiative that does not accurately reflect the state's partisan diversity and similarly prejudices minorities and Democrats registration by using a biased ranking system that ensures an increased number of Republican legislative seats," the State's Building and Construction Trades Council unanimously has voted to defeat the Schwarzenegger/Republican/Common Cause "Voters First" redistricting initiative.
 
Labor's vote is seemingly a warning shot to any Democrats that may be lured to endorse the initiative by good government groups. The signature gathering, as noted here, has been financed nearly exclusively by large Republican donors and Republican business groups.

The resolution is over the flip...