We weren't able to hit the  Seattle/King County Building and Construction Trades Council/AFL-CIO rally at Westlake Center yesterday, but the PI's Chris Grygiel has a report on what sounds like a newsworthy event.

Mayor Mike McGinn (who's disliked by labor right now for his perceived obstruction on the 520 project and for his anti-waterfront tunnel position) and King County  Executive Dow Constantine (a big labor Democrat who told the crowd it was time to stop "dithering and hand wringing" on 520) both spoke to the crowd.

From the PI report:

"The highest priority of city government has to be jobs and it will be my highest priority," the mayor said.

But McGinn, who was opposed by most unions last fall, was interrupted several times during his brief remarks by chants of "What do we want?" - "Jobs!"

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McGinn talked to the crowd about 520. "We're working to get light rail over that bridge," he said. "If we're going to ask people to pay tolls to cross it, we should give people a good transportation alternative. We think if we can get a bridge that has light rail on it, that that's something that could get public support and we could get that passed. I'm going to work to get that done."

Many in the crowd booed McGinn at that point.

We have a call in to McGinn's office for a comment on the chilly reception.