Trump Taj Mahal Casino workers strike continues over holiday...
About 1,000 employees -- who cook, serve guests and clean hotel rooms -- stopped working Friday after negotiations broke down between casino ...
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Below are links to the many articles about the Taj Mahal workers strike:
Strike by casino workers looms in crisis-weary Atlantic City
This seaside gambling resort has seen a third of its casinos vanish, come close to bankruptcy and lost tens of millions in tax court to casinos that ...
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Taj Mahal strike enters 2nd day over health care, pensions
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry). Atlantic City N.J. Mayor Don Guardian rides his bicycle past picketers at the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City on Friday ...
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Gamblers cross Taj Mahal picket lines; union warns of mice
Crowds file out of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J., Sunday, July 3, 2016. On the third day of a strike against the casino, people crossed ...
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No talks scheduled in Taj Mahal casino strike
Several hundred picketers are demonstrating outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City as a strike against the gambling hall enters its ...
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Trump Taj Mahal Casino Workers Strike Enters Day 3
UNITE HERE Local 54 union members employed at Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal entered Day 3 of their strike against the casino management's ...
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Trump Taj Mahal Casino Workers Strike in Atlantic City
Workers at the Trump Taj Mahal casino and hotel in Atlantic City walked off the job early Friday morning and took to picke...
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APNewsBreak: Union to strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino
This June 30, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J. as talks were underway between its owners and the ...
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Union to strike against Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Still seething from the cancellation of its members' health insurance and pension benefits nearly two years ago, Atlantic City's main casino workers ...
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Strike Averted At Three Atlantic City Casinos – 07-01-16
By Doug Cunningham Atlantic City New Jersey casino workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 54 have reached an agreement … [Read More...] ...
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Trump Taj Mahal Casino Workers Strike in Atlantic City
Workers at the Trump Taj Mahal casino and hotel in Atlantic City walked off the job early Friday morning and took to picket lines after contract ...
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Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City to be hit by strike
The labor disruption comes on the critical July 4 weekend, among the busiest of the year for Atlantic City casinos. It was not immediately clear whether ...
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Union Has Deal With 4th Atlantic City Casino; Taj Talks On
Atlantic City's main casino workers union reached agreement Thursday with four of the five casinos it had been targeting for a strike this weekend.
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Union goes on strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino
Union members picket outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Friday July 1, 2016, moments after they began a strike against the ...
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A timeline of the 2004 Atlantic City casino strike
Early August: Negotiations with 10 of the city's casinos begin in earnest. Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa signed a four-year deal in December 2003.
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Donald Trump’s casino workers continue strike over healthcare, pensions
We need our health insurance back, It's not fair. Housekeeping is a hard job, and this has been hard on our families, said a Taj Mahal casino worker.
A strike against Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino entered its second day on Sunday with both sides appearing confident they could out wait the other and prevail in the bitter dispute that has seen 1,000 union members walk off the job and has raised fresh questions about the future of the struggling gambling resort.
Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union went on strike yesterday morning against the casino, which was opened by Donald Trump but now belongs to his friend and fellow billionaire, Carl Icahn.
As noisy picketers banged drums, blew whistles and blared portable sirens outside, managers were carrying luggage inside the hotel, and guests continued to come and go during the Fourth of July weekend, which is traditionally the busiest of the year for Atlantic City casinos.
“We are still excited and worked up,” said Mayra Gonzalez, a cook at the Taj Mahal for 26 years. “The mood is going to last for days, I’m sure. We’re getting a lot of support from people walking by on the boardwalk, asking us questions about what’s going on. I feel good about this.” Ana Diaz, a housekeeper for the casino, said she’ll be out picketing as long as it takes.
“We need our health insurance back,” Diaz said. “It’s not fair. Housekeeping is a hard job, and this has been hard on our families.”
Taj Mahal management urged guests to come to the property, promising they would be well cared for.
“Despite the labor action, the Taj Mahal remains open for business and is fully functioning,” said Alan Rivin, the casino’s general manager. “We have strike contingency plans in place and are prepared to welcome our guests and continue to provide everyone first-class accommodations and entertainment this weekend and throughout the summer. We expect the strike to have minimal impact on our operations. The place looks great and we have a full slate of entertainment and activities planned for the weekend.”
Officials would not go into detail about their staffing arrangements during the strike. On strike include those that serve drinks, cook, transport luggage, clean rooms and more. Casino dealers and security are not part of the union striking.
Despite signs posted on the boardwalk by the union asking the band to honor picket lines, the hair metal band Whitesnake performed at the Taj Mahal yesterday night. In a possible reference to the strike, singer David Coverdale told the crowd at the conclusion of the show, “Be safe, be happy and don’t let anyone make you afraid!”
The union said no further contract talks are scheduled.
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