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Tommy White, Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 872, speaks during a trade unions rally at Las Vegas Ballpark.

‘Don’t just blindside us’: Union pulls endorsement of Commissioner April Becker over gas tax vote

Local 872 union leader said he was surprised that County Commissioner April Becker failed to support an extension of the fuel indexing tax.

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