Bramlet was one of the most powerful figures in Nevada, as he was able to shut down the Las Vegas tourism business through the use of labor strikes.
He was murdered in 1977, allegedly because of a dispute over money involving the attempted bombing of two restaurants that Bramlet was trying to unionize.
[2] Under Bramlet's leadership, the Culinary Workers Union Local grew from 1,500 members to 22,000 at the time of his death.
[1] The Culinary Workers Union initiated a strike against Downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino owners in 1967, which closed 12 hotels and lasted for six days.
In January 1977, unexploded bombs were discovered in cars outside the Village Pub and the Starboard Tack restaurant.
Gramby Hanley entered the United States Federal Witness Protection Program in prison, after giving testimony regarding the bombings and union activities.
During the election, several associates of Spilotro, including Herbert Blitzstein, tried to intimidate union members to vote for Schmoutey.
[11] In 1987, Schmoutey was convicted on fraud charges for trying to collect kickbacks from a union health insurance company, and sentenced to five years in prison.