Jim Bonaventure worked in the hotel casino industry since he was sixteen years. He was part of several protests and striked in Las Vegas, most memorable, the 1984 strike which is arguable the most contentious and largest in the history of the union.
In 1935, cattlemen from around Nevada joined together to form the Nevada State Cattle Association for the purpose of protecting the interests of cattle and horse grazing use on the range of Nevada. http://www.nevadacattlemen.org/history.aspx