Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Calls For Resignation of Ron Herrera, President Of LA County Federation Of Labor

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Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 is calling for the immediate resignation Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles Federation of Labor, for his role in a leaked audio tape that’s roiling the Los Angeles City Council.

Local 399 said in a statement that if he doesn’t resign, it will pull out of the Federation. Herrera, who does not appear to have made racist comments, has apologized for not speaking up when others did at a secretly recorded meeting that Local 399 alleges was taped at the offices of the L.A.

County Federation of Labor. City Council President Nury Martinez resigned Monday, and there have been calls for Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, who also took part in the leaked conversation, to step down as well. RELATED: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Rick Caruso And Karen Bass Urge Three Council Members To Resign After Leaked Tape; Eric Garcetti And Other Civic Officials Also Call For Resignations Here is the local’s statement: “Teamsters Local 399 is calling for the immediate resignation of Labor Federation President Ron Herrera after the recently exposed racist comments by prominent Los Angeles leaders during a meeting at the LA County Federation of Labor.

Outside of the abhorrent comments shared by these elected leaders, the context of the conversation also appears to reveal plans to create further division among working families in Los Angeles.