Trump: No longer WARN’d

So it was Trump Plaza, denials to the contrary, that issued last week’s inflammatory layoff notice to 1,434 workers. Trump Entertainment Resorts had posted a WARN Act notice, informing all workers at the Plaza that, as of May 10, they might lose their jobs … then tried to blame prospective owner Meruelo Group for the bulletin. Turns out there was a fair amount of “bull” in the document, all right: Trump meekly revoked the fatwa, leaving it for the New Jersey Department of Labor to explain the about-face. Several theories were floated, with “the sale may happen later than originally expected” having a particularly strong ring of plausibility. Trump employees aren’t the only ones feeling the willies: 1,729 Atlantic Club workers have also been WARN’d, in advance of the (very iffy, IMO) PokerStars purchase. At least staffers at that property, although much greater in number than at Trump Plaza, can take comfort in the fact that their casino is doing considerably better, while the Donald Trump-branded casino is locked in a death spiral. Meruelo better have some mighty good — and fast-acting — tricks up its sleeve.