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DISNEYLAND WORKERS IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE
 
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Lauren Aratani
July 20, 2024
The Guardian
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_ Largest US strike so far this year could take place if
negotiations, including over wages, fail next week _

, The Guardian

 

Members of four unions representing 14,000 workers at the Disneyland
in Anaheim, California
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authorize a strike amid contract negotiations.

The vote does not mean the workers will go on strike yet, but that the
unions can call a strike at any point. If a strike takes place, it
will be the largest strike so far in 2024.

“We have given the company more than enough time to do the right
thing,” the unions, under the collective Disney Workers Rising
bargaining committee, said on X
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vote.

Disney Workers Rising said that if Disney does not seem prepared to
agree with the union after two more days of bargaining, “we will
move forward with the actions we need to take”. The next meetings
are scheduled for 22 July and 23 July.

The union covers workers at the Disneyland Resort, including
Disney’s California Adventure, Downtown Disney and the Disney hotels
in the area.

In a survey conducted earlier this year, the union said that 28% of
its members have food insecurity, 64% are rent-burdened and 42% missed
work for medical treatment because they didn’t have enough sick
leave.

Workers are also advocating for higher wages. The current minimum wage
under Anaheim law is $19.90.

The current contract expired on 16 June. Contract negotiations have
been taking place since late April.

Workers have accused the company of “unlawful discipline and
intimidation and surveillance” of union members, especially after
employees were told they could not wear union buttons at work.

“We have people who work at Disneyland who have to choose between
paying their rent or buying groceries. There are people who go without
medical care because they can’t afford it. There are people who rely
on the food banks, and the churches, or food supplements,” Coleen
Palmer, a cashier at Disneyland for more than 30 years and a member of
the bargaining committee, told the Guardian
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this month. “This is a place where people want to work but they want
to be able to make a living doing what they’re doing and that’s
what we’re fighting for.”

In a statement, a Disneyland Resort spokesperson said that the company
“greatly appreciate the important roles our cast members play in
creating memorable experiences for our guests, and we remain committed
to reaching an agreement that focuses on what matters most to them
while positioning Disneyland Resort for growth and job creation”.

_LAUREN ARATANI is a reporter for Guardian US _

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