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LaVoie, Johnny, 1947-

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Born in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 3, 1947, Johnny LaVoie has spent the majority of his working life involved in union endeavors in Las Vegas. He worked for the Culinary Union Local 226 from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1987 to 1993. He started as a Union Business Agent and spent his last six years as the administrative director, overseeing 29 business agents and five department heads. After leaving the union, he was the labor specialist for the Tropicana Hotel from 1993 to 1996 and then from 1997 to 2014 he was the human resources manager for British Belting and Aviation North America (BBA). As of 2019, LaVoie is an independent contractor for BBA Aviation, Signature Flight Support, Aircraft Service International, United Service Workers, Local 74.