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Unruh Campaign Receives Big Unions Support
Labor unions supplied major funds to Jess Unruh’s Democratic bid to unseat Reagan, with $467,351 from over 2,000 donors between June 16 and Oct. 12, including $147,600 from about 40 labor groups and $40,000 from AFL CIO COPE. Major individuals included Burt Lancaster and Robert E. Wise, part of a total 1970 haul near $840,000. Unruh criticized Reagan’s education plans and questioned labor ties amid campaign finance focus. He defended union backing as aid from working men and women and suggested a 50 percent boost in unemployment benefits.
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Jess Unsruh
Ronald Reagan
Unruh
AFL
CIO Committee On Political Education
COPE
Burt Lancaster
Robert E. Wise
Wilshire Boulevard
California
Reagan
John Birch Society