In August, just days after Icahn announced the closure plans, work crews repaired parts of the casino’s facade and Boardwalk entry ways. When asked about McDevitt’s comments, Icahn spokesman Andrew Langham said: “Ask him whether the other four casinos he’s closed ever reopened.” McDevitt said union job actions including picketing and a campaign to get convention groups to patronize other Atlantic City casinos would immediately resume if the Taj attempts to reopen without a union contract. McDevitt said “there’s a strong possibility” that Icahn will keep the casino closed over the winter while conducting renovations and capital improvements, then attempt to reopen it in the spring as a non-union facility. Yet that option is exactly what the union’s president, Bob McDevitt, and many striking workers suspect might happen.
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