A dedicated shop steward was at a convention in Las Vegas and decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madame, ""Is this a union house?"" ""No, I'm sorry, it isn't,"" said the Madame. ""Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"" he asked. ""The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."" Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable shop. At the second one, he asked the Madame, ""Is this a union house?"" ""No, I'm sorry, it isn't,"" said the Madame. ""If I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"" he asked again. ""The house gets $80 and the girl gets $20."" Again offended, the man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable shop. His search continued until he finally reached a brothel where the Madame said, ""Why yes, this is a union house."" ""And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"" he questioned. ""The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."" ""That's more like it!"" the man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a stunningly attractive redhead. ""I'd like her for the night."" ""I'm sure you would, sir"", said the Madame while gesturing to a grotesque woman in her seventies in the corner, ""but Ethel here has seniority.""