Atlantic City union workers find unique way to spotlight casino labor strife
Source: NJ.com
By Jeff Goldman
ATLANTIC CITY — If you're headed to either the Tropicana or the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City for Memorial Day weekend, you might be greeted by a message asking you to stay away.
A union in the middle of a prolonged battle with billionaire owner Carl Icahn has begun employing a new tactic — a special spotlight that projects the words, "Boycott Taj" and "Boycott Trump" on the two hotel casinos.
Local 54 of UNITE-HERE is shining the lights to protest the stripping of pension and health benefits from about 1,100 workers at the Taj Mahal, according to spokesman Ben Begleiter.
A spotlight has been placed on the hotels from time to time in the past two months — mostly on weekends — and generally from three to five hours each night, the spokesman said.
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An Atlantic City casino workers union embroiled in a dispute with the Taj Mahal and the Tropicana is calling for people to stay away. (Courtesy Local 54)
A message Atlantic City's largest casino workers union placed on the Trump Taj Mahal.
Courtesy Local 54
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