Those CP - led unions not only fended off Schultz 's gangsters .
Those CP - led unions not only thrived , and became dominant within the AFL Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union in New York when they affiliated with it several years later .
Those CP - led unions not only fended off Schultz 's gangsters , but thrived , and became dominant within the AFL Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union in New York when they affiliated with it several years later .