Lobbying efforts to draw Hollywood studios to Summerlin were in full force on Wednesday, with trade unions drawing hundreds of supporters to a town hall while opponents urged the governor against the attempt.

Union members from building and trade groups across Southern Nevada gathered in the Las Vegas Ballpark, seated in about four sections in front of the Aviators’ dugout. The event was part of a push by their political action committee, Nevada Jobs Now, to put a film tax credit program expansion bill on the agenda for a special legislative session expected later this year.

“The elected officials need to hear from you, because otherwise they think I’m just a union crybaby up here crying for jobs,” Vince Saavedra, executive secretary-treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building Trades Union

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