Yes, Local 54 in Atlantic City waged an all out
war against Tropicana management because they
had lost hundreds of dues paying members. Do
not forget that unions are in business to collect
dues first, pay their fat cat bosses second, just
like corporate counterparts and lastly, to attempt
to represent their rank and file. The saddest part
of all is the failure of bloated government to step
in way before all of this went down. The biggest
problem in America today is the complete absence
of real leadership and decisiveness in all levels
of government, with rare exceptions scattered about.
Where was the regulation to stop a privately held
company from stripping labor costs early on? The
horse had left the barn many, many months before
the state of NJ regulators got off their butts and
acted. Maybe casino inspectors should spend a couple
of hours a week off the casino floor and look around!