Union gives $100,000 to fight Djou, Case

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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has donated $100,000 for an advertising campaign against Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, a Republican, and former congressman Ed Case, a Democrat, in the special election for Congress.

The national union made the donation in late April to Workers For a Better Hawai'i, an independent labor group that backs state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, a Democrat, in the special election.

Workers For a Better Hawai'i has spent more than $73,250 on radio ads against Djou and Case so far, according to federal campaign finance reports.

"We think that Djou and Case really haven't supported workers," said Nora Nomura, an officer with Workers For a Better Hawai'i who also serves as deputy executive director of the Hawai'i Government Employees Association, which is under the AFSCME umbrella. The HGEA has also endorsed Hanabusa.

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