Take On Wall Street Joins Striking Trump Taj Mahal Workers to Protest Icahn’s Office, March On Trump Tower
767 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Hedge Clippers and Take on Wall Street campaign join striking casino workers to protest Trump associate’s brand of "vulture capitalism"
Protest comes on heels of new report detailing Icahn’s business model across multiple companies that stripped 126,000 families of pensions and benefits, cost 35,000 jobs
NEW YORK – Wall Street reform activists will stand with striking Trump Taj Mahal workers at a large protest outside the offices of billionaire, “activist investor” and Donald Trump ally Carl Icahn. Wall Street reform advocates have said that Icahn’s business model on display at the Trump Taj Mahal and elsewhere exemplifies a pattern of economic destruction by too many private equity and hedge fund managers.
The protestors are affiliated with Take On Wall Street, which fights for bold, concrete legislative proposals to rein in Wall Street excess and make the economy work better for the rest of us. As a new report from the campaign and Hedge Clippers finds, Icahn has built his empire by eliminating benefits for more than 126,000 American families and cutting over 35,000 jobs.
WHAT: Trump Taj Mahal workers protest billionaire at Carl Icahn’s office, march to Trump Tower
WHEN: Wednesday, July 13 at 11:30 AM ET
WHO: Hundreds of striking casino workers, community leaders and NYC residents in the Take on Wall Street campaign
WHERE: 767 5th Avenue, NY, NY
Approximately 1,000 Trump Taj Mahal casino workers have been on strike since July 1. At the protest, striking workers will give first-hand testimony about how Icahn’s greed has cost working families their livelihoods. Icahn extracted $350 million in profit from the casino, reduced average compensation by over a third and drove many workers onto taxpayer-funded public assistance by stripping them of basic benefits like healthcare.
Icahn’s association with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump extends beyond their dealings in Atlantic City. Icahn is among a group of high profile Wall Street billionaires who have rallied to Trump's campaign, and Trump has suggested Icahn would be his top choice for Treasury Secretary. Last week Trump boasted about his endorsement by Icahn, who he called “the greatest business man in the world.”
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