Post by Logan on Jul 2, 2016 23:03:12 GMT -6
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A strike against Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino entered its second day Saturday with both sides appearing confident they could outwait 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 Friday 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."
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/taj-mahal-workers-continue-strike-over-health-care-pensions-1.1625295
Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union went on strike Friday 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."
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/taj-mahal-workers-continue-strike-over-health-care-pensions-1.1625295