The owners of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino said Wednesday the Atlantic City landmark will close after a 34-day workers’ strike. Donald Trump opened the Taj Mahal 26 years ago, but it now belongs to Trump’s friend and fellow billionaire Carl Icahn. Icahn said the strike was costing him millions of dollars a month. Even after the closing was announced, workers continued to picket, demanding reinstatement of health, pension and other benefits eliminated during 2014 bankruptcy proceedings. This is Diana Hussein from the union UNITE HERE.
Diana Hussein: “The plan is to continue to hold down the line and continue to fight for what was taken away and to continue to fight for the healthcare and continue to fight and stand up to the billionaire bully Carl Icahn.”