Politics

Tyrone Freeman steps aside

The head of the United Long-Term Care Workers, an SEIU local that is the largest in California, takes a leave in the aftermath of Times stories showing how the union spent lavishly and contracted with Tyrone Freeman's wife. Freeman's statement was released by the Washington office of SEIU President Andy Stern.


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