Taj Mahal strike continues, no deal in sight

ATLANTIC CITY -- With a strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino about to enter its fourth week with no end in sight, Atlantic City's main casino workers union plans to turn up the heat by surrounding the massive gambling hall with 1,000 picketers.

Casino workers and activists protest outside Trump Taj Mahal owner Carl Icahn's office. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union plans a rally and march around the casino Thursday evening.

The union walked off the job July 1 against the Taj, which remains open. Three other casinos were given a negotiation extension by the union and were not threatened with a strike.

The main issue in the strike is the union's demand that health care and pension benefits be restored.

The casino on Monday withdrew its offer of a level of health insurance that the union had rejected as insufficient.