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Post by peteetongman on Jul 16, 2014 6:10:19 GMT -5
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City's crumbling casino market disintegrated even further Saturday as the owners of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City said they expect to shut down in mid-September. Trump Entertainment Resorts told The Associated Press that no final decision has been made on the Boardwalk casino. But the company said it expects the casino to close its doors Sept. 16. Notices warning employees of the expected closing will go out to the casino's 1,000-plus employees Monday. If Trump Plaza closes, Atlantic City could lose a third of its casinos and a quarter of its casino workforce in less than nine months. The Atlantic Club closed in January, the Showboat is closing next month and Revel might do likewise if a buyer can't be found in bankruptcy court. www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/12/owners-trump-plaza-casino-expect-closure-soon/
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Post by peteetongman on Jul 16, 2014 6:21:54 GMT -5
Bob McDevitt, president of local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, said 7,000 casino workers — or about one in four — have been warned their jobs could disappear within 60 days. "While this is a personal tragedy for every family involved, it is also a crisis for the state," he said. "We expect Trenton to react with more than just sympathetic sound bites; we demand action equal to the magnitude of this pending catastrophe." abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/owners-trump-plaza-casino-expect-closure-24534605
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Post by apple on Jul 16, 2014 12:23:26 GMT -5
An IKEA store here voted in the Union. Days after the Union established itself, the workers voted for a strike.
Hundreds of employees have been on the picket line for more than a year.
IKEA Canada says that half of the employees at that IKEA – which the company has said is its poorest-performing location in Canada – make more than $18 an hour.
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Post by kara on Jul 31, 2014 22:36:10 GMT -5
wow.
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Post by peteetongman on Aug 1, 2014 7:28:26 GMT -5
that's what the union goons said LOL
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