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 […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-29 16:43:382016-08-29 16:43:38PRESS RELEASE: Casino workers to Icahn: “Our proposal simply $1.3 million different than yours. We can end this dispute today.”
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 […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-25 15:05:402016-08-31 15:53:36REPORT: Icahn’s Costly Vendetta: The Effects of the Labor Dispute at the Taj Mahal
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 […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-17 11:15:102016-08-17 11:15:10Press Release: New Way for Public to Support Striking Trump Taj Mahal Workers
“The 22-month labor dispute at the Trump Taj Mahal has clearly taken its toll. This property is going the wrong way in an industry that’s doing better. The Taj has been impacted financially because Mr. Icahn won’t invest in what they’ve always told us was their number one asset – us.” -Valerie McMorris, Cocktail Server at Trump Taj Mahal, 26 […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-13 00:51:202016-08-13 00:51:20Trump Taj Mahal Striker Valerie McMorris On July Gaming Revenue Report
Carl Icahn has taken hundreds of millions of dollars out of Atlantic City over the past several years. Recently, he has made a public promise to put $100 million into the Trump Taj Mahal. He told the workers they were the most important asset of the property. Now, rather than negotiate with those same workers, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-04 16:07:212016-08-11 16:58:40New Statement from UNITE HERE Local 54 President Bob McDevitt on Trump Taj Mahal (8-4-2016)
For Immediate Release Contact: Diana Hussein 313-460-3119 dhussein@unitehere.org; Morgan Rubin, 646-517-1813, morgan.rubin@berlinrosen.com Statement from Bob McDevitt, President of Unite Here Local 54, on Trump Taj Mahal “How petty. I would never have thought Carl Icahn was so one-dimensional. The great deal-maker would rather burn the Trump Taj Mahal down just so he can control the […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-08-03 14:46:272016-08-11 16:58:59Statement from UNITE HERE Local 54 President Bob McDevitt on Trump Taj Mahal
NJ AFL-CIO President Wowkanech, Striking Taj Mahal Workers Slam Billionaire Carl Icahn for Refusing to Negotiate Fair Contract at Trump Taj Mahal Contact: Diana Hussein 313-460-3119 dhussein@unitehere.org Morgan Rubin, 646-517-1813, morgan.rubin@berlinrosen.com WHAT: NJ Legislative Leaders, and over 100 striking workers will hold a press conference Monday to announce support for a bill to extend unemployment to […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00admin/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngadmin2016-08-01 12:47:122016-08-01 12:47:12Press Advisory: Senate President Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Prieto to Announce Support for Extending Unemployment Benefits to Striking Trump Taj Mahal Workers
For Immediate Release Contact: Ben Begleiter, UNITE HERE Local 54, bbegleiter@unitehere.org, 203-668-6676 Trump Taj Mahal Strikers Detail Effects of Trump and Icahn-omics to DNC Labor Caucus (Philadelphia, PA, NJ) – Over a dozen striking workers from the Trump Taj Mahal traveled to Philadelphia to address the DNC’s labor caucus to condemn Donald Trump ally and corporate […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00Diana Hussein/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngDiana Hussein2016-07-25 13:59:592016-07-25 13:59:59PRESS RELEASE: Trump Taj Mahal Strikers Detail Effects of Trump and Icahn-omics to DNC Labor Caucus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 24, 2016 Contact: Ben Begleiter, 203-668-6676 Video of all speeches is available at https://unitehere.box.com/v/july242016 (Atlantic City, NJ) –Several members of Congress and a DNC vice-chair joined striking Trump Taj Mahal workers on the picket line in Atlantic City to condemn Donald Trump ally and corporate raider, Carl Icahn. “I am […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.png00admin/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uniteherelocal54.pngadmin2016-07-24 14:24:282016-07-27 20:05:25On Eve of DNC, Democratic Members of Congress Denounce Trump and Icahn-omics
PRESS RELEASE: Casino workers to Icahn: “Our proposal simply $1.3 million different than yours. We can end this dispute today.”
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 […]
REPORT: Icahn’s Costly Vendetta: The Effects of the Labor Dispute at the Taj Mahal
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 […]
Press Release: New Way for Public to Support Striking Trump Taj Mahal Workers
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 […]
Trump Taj Mahal Striker Valerie McMorris On July Gaming Revenue Report
“The 22-month labor dispute at the Trump Taj Mahal has clearly taken its toll. This property is going the wrong way in an industry that’s doing better. The Taj has been impacted financially because Mr. Icahn won’t invest in what they’ve always told us was their number one asset – us.” -Valerie McMorris, Cocktail Server at Trump Taj Mahal, 26 […]
New Statement from UNITE HERE Local 54 President Bob McDevitt on Trump Taj Mahal (8-4-2016)
Carl Icahn has taken hundreds of millions of dollars out of Atlantic City over the past several years. Recently, he has made a public promise to put $100 million into the Trump Taj Mahal. He told the workers they were the most important asset of the property. Now, rather than negotiate with those same workers, […]
Statement from UNITE HERE Local 54 President Bob McDevitt on Trump Taj Mahal
For Immediate Release Contact: Diana Hussein 313-460-3119 dhussein@unitehere.org; Morgan Rubin, 646-517-1813, morgan.rubin@berlinrosen.com Statement from Bob McDevitt, President of Unite Here Local 54, on Trump Taj Mahal “How petty. I would never have thought Carl Icahn was so one-dimensional. The great deal-maker would rather burn the Trump Taj Mahal down just so he can control the […]
Press Advisory: Senate President Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Prieto to Announce Support for Extending Unemployment Benefits to Striking Trump Taj Mahal Workers
NJ AFL-CIO President Wowkanech, Striking Taj Mahal Workers Slam Billionaire Carl Icahn for Refusing to Negotiate Fair Contract at Trump Taj Mahal Contact: Diana Hussein 313-460-3119 dhussein@unitehere.org Morgan Rubin, 646-517-1813, morgan.rubin@berlinrosen.com WHAT: NJ Legislative Leaders, and over 100 striking workers will hold a press conference Monday to announce support for a bill to extend unemployment to […]
PRESS RELEASE: Trump Taj Mahal Strikers Detail Effects of Trump and Icahn-omics to DNC Labor Caucus
For Immediate Release Contact: Ben Begleiter, UNITE HERE Local 54, bbegleiter@unitehere.org, 203-668-6676 Trump Taj Mahal Strikers Detail Effects of Trump and Icahn-omics to DNC Labor Caucus (Philadelphia, PA, NJ) – Over a dozen striking workers from the Trump Taj Mahal traveled to Philadelphia to address the DNC’s labor caucus to condemn Donald Trump ally and corporate […]
On Eve of DNC, Democratic Members of Congress Denounce Trump and Icahn-omics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 24, 2016 Contact: Ben Begleiter, 203-668-6676 Video of all speeches is available at https://unitehere.box.com/v/july242016 (Atlantic City, NJ) –Several members of Congress and a DNC vice-chair joined striking Trump Taj Mahal workers on the picket line in Atlantic City to condemn Donald Trump ally and corporate raider, Carl Icahn. “I am […]