One of the region’s largest mass-filings for unemployment and other benefits will begin next week for newly laid-off Atlantic City casino workers in an outreach effort so large it had to book part of the city’s convention center.
The Showboat and Revel are shutting down this weekend, putting more than 5,000 workers out of work. Trump Plaza will add 1,100 more when it closes Sept. 16.
More than 100 work stations will be set up to help process workers’ claims with the state Department of Labor and other agencies and social service organizations.
The main casino workers’ union, Local 54 of Unite-HERE, is starting a resource center next week to help ex-casino workers file for unemployment, register for health insurance, and get information on food stamps and other assistance.
via 6,000 Atlantic City casino workers expected to file for unemployment as closures loom | NJ.com.
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