Taj Mahal Atlantic City to Close

[grayhair]

The union was not willing for the Taj workers to have to pay more for their health insurance that what workers at other Atlantic City casino pay for theirs.  So a strike at peak summertime season is the final straw for owners.  Besides the 3000 jobs the union is effectively cancelling, there is also the various contractor jobs.  HVAC is contracted out.  Boiler operating is contracted out to another company.  Restaurants that operate within the hotel but owned by others.  The really sad part is that persons working there that would like to be able to keep their jobs had no say in the matter.  The decision was made for them by the union.  I don't see anyone benefiting from the union's decision.  Those workers that lost their jobs have mortgages, kids to raise, etc.  Now, the job isn't there for them even if the benefits were going to be skinny.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/03/trump-taj-mahal-casino-shutting-down.html

Edited August 3, 2016 by grayhair

[HeavyGunner]

Typical modern day Unions.  Couldn't be happy with good bennies even if that meant they had to pay a little more. Jack asses. Too bad for the real laborers though. 

[hurstscrambler]

Behind every failing business there is always failing management looking for someone to blame.  Not to say poor union negotiation weren't a factor, but I doubt it was the only factor.  

[david wild]

Can someone please get me a electrician to plug in my saw so I can do my job. and a laborer to carry the wood I cut, do they have nail holders to help carpenters, how would that look, little kid says to dad, what do you do daddy, oh honey I hold the nails for the man who has the hammer, ooh daddy your so important I bet betty's dad is jealous he just a doctor. 

[grayhair]

1 hour ago, david wild said:

Can someone please get me a electrician to plug in my saw so I can do my job. and a laborer to carry the wood I cut, do they have nail holders to help carpenters, how would that look, little kid says to dad, what do you do daddy, oh honey I hold the nails for the man who has the hammer, ooh daddy your so important I bet betty's dad is jealous he just a doctor. 

Not true David.  You cannot have a laborer carry the wood.  That needs to be done by a Material Handling Specialist.  

Edited August 4, 2016 by grayhair

[BillyT]

Once again the voices of reason are heard ! Time for another anecdote from my four year career as a union railroader. I'm welding on a freight car we are rebuilding.I'm done so I'm picking up rod stubs from around my area.Guy comes up to me what the f... are you doing,That's a laborers job! Real hard "labor" right? Picking up rod stubs? In the days when the unions were formed to provide safe working conditions,a living wage, prevent child labor etc."Job classifications" we're in the contract  So that an older worker who actually did a full days work for 20 yrs could bid on an easier job (which he earned)by seniority.And not be forced to kill himself swinging a sledge hammer or similar task.Also so a job would be done by a qualified person!At some point job classifications became so narrow 3 or more people were needed to do one task!Why in the world do you need a laborer to spend 2 minutes picking up 4 ounces of rod stubs that the welder could pick up?Didn't mention when I was done welding I would sit in the lunch room up to an hour til the line moved, so I could do the same job on the next car!

[41chevy]

The union is Obamas pet the SEIU. . .the ones that took a daughter to court who was taking care of her dying mother. The judge forced her to pay union dues because she took a union job!

My friend in Virginia is a Fireman on the ACCELLA train. Union rules require one on all trains.

Edited August 4, 2016 by 41chevy

[BillyT]

Here's a classic! Most weeks you could get an extra shift@time and a half doing repairs on other railroads cars that came thru our shop,mostly minor stuff,but safety related.A fellow shows up "falling down drunk" and punches in and lies down on a tool box and goes to sleep! He was normally a "helper" but had enough seniority to be a freight car repairman.We worked in teams. One guy would heat the ladder rungs and grab rails another would straighten them with a sledge.The boss said "Eddie,wake up and go to work or go home!"I was the "heater", and Eddie was the "beater" (he didn't have the skills to light the Rosebud torch) Eddie was about 145 lbs and he took a "whistling" swing" with a 10 lb sledge, missed my crotch by 2 inches,I said "Eddie go back to sleep I'll do both jobs" he did,but the boss sent him home.On this RR you could take 29days off without notice, all you got was a letter of reprimand and went back to work.Eddie took 30 days off and the RR fired him.The union got his job back!!