https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/19/unions-vs-democratic-mayors/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:08 -0400<![CDATA[But where Emanuel seems generally to enjoy doing public battle, Villaraigosa—palpably needy in person and heroically unfaithful to now-ex-wife Corina Raigosa (the former Tony Villar’s last name is a his-and-hers portmanteau)—always seemed to be enacting an inner psychodrama on L.A.’s grand stage. The city’s school district is a notorious underperformer, and to his credit Villaraigosa spent much of his first term trying to do something about it. His efforts included trying to manage a tranche of schools directly without union work rules, encouraging charter schools, and finally denouncing the teachers union in a powerful 2010 speech that earned him praise from reformers all over the country.]]>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:45:49 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/19/unions-vs-democratic-mayors-n97626