ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—Union workers at the troubled Trump Taj Mahal learned on Friday that their contract with the casino-hotel was thrown out by a judge.
The ownership of the casino-Trump Entertainment and investor Carl Icahn sought the court ruling on the union contract and have warned that without union concessions and state tax incentives, the Trump Taj Mahal could close by November. Although Friday's court ruling was a victory for the resort's ownership, it does not provide a guarantee that a closure has been averted.
Union workers gathered in front of the casino resort after the court ruling, according to the Associated Press. "You want to cut my pay, you want to cut my salary, you want to cut benefits of all the workers," says Charles Baker, a cook employed at the casino. "We're going to fight for our rights, we're going to fight for what we deserve. We work hard here in this city and for some billionaire to come down here and come by and just sweep it all away, it's just unacceptable."
After receiving some criticism from state and local officials, Trump Entertainment has revised its tax incentive proposal and is now seeking $175 million in relief through a PILOT program and economic grants through the Economic Redevelopment Grant and the Urban Revitalization Grant. State legislators would have to approve the economic grant funding. See story at northjersey.com.
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