We Held The Line. For 102 days we held the line against Wall Street’s attack on the American worker. We held the line for our families, who deserve good quality jobs and healthcare. We held the line against a billionaire taking from us to line his own pockets. We held the line for our community […]
(Atlantic City, NJ)—UNITE HERE Local 54 and its President Bob McDevitt today urged State Senator Steve Sweeney to enter the race for Governor. “Senator Sweeney has been a steadfast advocate for the working people of Atlantic City and the rest of the State of New Jersey. He has consistently advanced commonsense solutions to the problems […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 8, 2016 Contact: Diana Hussein, dhussein@unitehere.org, 313-460-3119 Striking Casino Workers Tell Congress: Pass Brokaw Act to protect workers from the likes of Carl Icahn (Washington, D.C.)—Three busloads of striking casino workers travelled from the historic Atlantic City Boardwalk to the halls of the Capital today to lobby Congress about the […]
When it opened in 1990, Donald Trump hailed it as the eighth wonder of the world. But in October, the Trump Taj Mahal will close, leaving thousands out of work. The Republican presidential nominee says he wants to make America great again, but did he make Atlantic City great? Full Article from The Guardian: Trump and […]
Contact: Diana Hussein, dhussein@unitehere.org, 313-460-3119 Ben Begleiter, bbegleiter@unitehere.org, 203-668-6676 Casino workers to Icahn: “Our proposal simply $1.3 million different than yours. We can end this dispute today.” (Atlantic City, NJ)—At negotiations today, workers at the Trump Taj Mahal made a contract proposal that would resolve the ongoing labor dispute at the Trump Taj Mahal. The union proposal […]
Read the Full Report: Effects of Labor Dispute at Taj Mahal Icahn’s Costly Vendetta: The Effects of the Labor Dispute at the Taj Mahal Executive Summary In October 2014, Carl Icahn, the current owner of the Trump Taj Mahal and the Tropicana, did something at the Trump Taj Mahal that no other casino employer in the […]
Contact: Diana Hussein, dhussein@unitehere.org, 313-460-3119 Workers have been struggling for 22 months under Icahn’s Reign of Terror at Trump Taj Mahal (Atlantic City, NJ) — Union members at the Trump Taj Mahal announced the creation of a GoFundMe campaign for the Local 54 Hardship Fund. The funds will be used to provide assistance to workers […]