Icahn even offered to pay for a one-way plane ticket and cover McDevitt’s moving costs should he agree to leave town and the union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hard Rock has operated one of its iconic rock and roll-themed cafes at the former Taj\u00a0for more than 20 years. When the casino\u00a0reopens next summer, the restaurant’s d\u00e9cor will spread throughout the resort.<\/p>\n
Last week, the company announced its refurbished vision for the Boardwalk property. Hard Rock says it will part ways with the Taj Mahal theme in favor of a music-centered environment.<\/p>\n
\nAllen said in a press release the Hard Rock will host world-renowned musicians, and dining options will be inspired by rock and roll. The hotel rooms will be updated, and the building’s exterior facades and resort entrance will receive a complete overhaul to adhere to the refreshed look.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nHard Rock says it will hire 1,000 temporary construction workers to complete the renovation. It will then need to fill some 3,000 permanent positions, and that’s where Local 54 will likely come into the picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Owners of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the new name of the former Trump Taj Mahal, are currently mulling whether the property should welcome back the service workers union that engaged in a strike with the resort’s\u00a0previous owner. Billionaire Carl Icahn and the Unite Here Local 54 union couldn’t come to terms on\u00a0wages […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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