The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 11, 2016 Trump Taj Mahal Shuts Down, Leaving 3,000 Out of a Job ------------------------------------------------------ In more news from the campaign trail, the Trump Taj Mahal casino hotel in Atlantic City officially shut down Monday-leaving 3,000 workers without jobs. Taj Mahal workers have been on strike since July 1, demanding reinstatement of health, pension and other benefits eliminated during 2014 bankruptcy proceedings. Donald Trump opened the Taj Mahal 26 years ago, but it now belongs to Trump's friend and fellow billionaire, Carl Icahn. .