Government Regulation of Labor-Management Corruption: The Casino Industry Experience in New Jersey

This study evaluates the impact of New Jersey's 1977 law controlling the casino industry and its unions. Based on interviews with casino managers, union representatives, state regulatory agency officials, and attorneys, the authors conclude that the Casino Control Commission has kept casino own...

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Published in:Industrial & labor relations review 1989-07, Vol.42 (4), p.536-548
Main Authors: Lee, Barbara A., Chelius, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attacking Corruption in Union-Management Relations: A Symposium
Casinos
Economic aspects
Employees
Gambling industry
Government
Government regulation
Human resource management
Industrial regulation
Industrial unions
Labor management relations
Labor regulations
Labor Relations
Labor unions
New Jersey
Occupational licensing
Organized crime
Regulation
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Summary:This study evaluates the impact of New Jersey's 1977 law controlling the casino industry and its unions. Based on interviews with casino managers, union representatives, state regulatory agency officials, and attorneys, the authors conclude that the Casino Control Commission has kept casino ownership and management free from organized crime, but only by means of stringent, unpopular regulations, such as licensing requirements that can delay the hiring of casino dealers for months. The Commission has been less successful in policing unions, partly, the authors argue, because of federal laws protecting unions. For example, union officials who are removed from office because of alleged associations with crime organizations can be (and have been) rehired by the union as consultants.
ISSN:0019-7939
2162-271X
DOI:10.1177/001979398904200405