March 1977. Near Mount Potosi, two
AL BRAMLET
hikers discover the body of a man, naked and buried beneath a pile of rocks.
The legendary labor leader made Vegas a union town — but did he go too far?
I L L U S T R AT I O N
CELIA KRAMPIEN
He'd been shot six
It was Al Bramlet, the
times, including
pugnacious labor leader
once in each ear.
who, over two decades, had turned Las Vegas into a powerhouse union town.
It was a shocking end to the life of a man who was a hero to thousands of housekeepers, food servers and dishwashers who’d built comfortable lives in Las Vegas thanks to union membership.
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