Roughly 400 Atlantic City Electric workers will mark their Thanksgiving holiday this week on strike, as the work stoppage enters its third week.

Citing the erosion of working conditions, including the diminishing of safety provisions, as well as the skimping on retirement benefits, which has some employees working until the age of 65, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Local 210 members chose to exercise their right to strike after their contract expired on Nov. 2.