Atlantic City Nj Labor

Libraries closed and trash went uncollected Monday in this casino resort as a fight between the mayor and the City Council over layoffs came to a head. But the council reversed itself in a raucous meeting Monday night and approved temporary funding to end the one-day shutdown that Mayor Jim Whelan had ordered. Hundreds of residents and union members heckled the mayor and council during the meeting. The council vote approving the $7.

Libraries closed and trash went uncollected Monday in this casino resort as a fight between the mayor and the City Council over layoffs came to a head. But the council reversed itself in a raucous meeting Monday night and approved temporary funding to end the one-day shutdown that Mayor Jim Whelan had ordered. Hundreds of residents and union members heckled the mayor and council during the meeting. The council vote approving the $7.