Over 16,000 Disney employees who work for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Disney Vacation Club Management in Florida are eligible for back wages after the Mouse House met with the US Department of Labor and agreed to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act… Read More »Disney to pay back wages after agreement with US Labor Department
Walt Disney World and its largest union group, the services trade council, heads back to the negotiating table with a federal mediator today. While no one is optimistic that the differences can be resolved today, no one is worried about an impending strike either. The… Read More »Disney World and Largest Union Group return to negotiations today
With it’s sister property Disneyland in the middle of a three year dispute with Unite Here, one of its dozen or so labor unions, Walt Disney World has come to the table to negotiate a new contract. As you might expect the weakened, but slowly… Read More »Negotiations for new Labor Agreement underway at Disney World
Wow, it’s been a crazy last couple of days. So let’s get right to it. Disney’s acquisition of Marvel is still not official, but already it’s having an impact. Of course, it’s not always the type of impact that Disney might hope for. For instance,… Read More »Around The Hub – Sunday Night News and Links
The Orange County Register is reporting that 92% of the Unite Here 11 union has voted against the contract proposal that Disney has brought to the table in hope of ending the gridlock. The labor dispute concerns the workers that wash dishes, clean room and… Read More »Disneyland Hotel Workers Union Vote Against Contract
Hanging out around Disneyland today and wondering what all the police presence was about? Well it was another demonstration from Unite Here, you know the ones who had people dress up as Disney characters and get arrested. Well the struggle is still on going and… Read More »Union Protest at Disneyland today
UNITE HERE, whose Locals 681 and 11 cover Disneyland Resort hotel and restaurant workers, is currently undergoing some internal strife that may have led to a defection of 150,000 of its members to a rival union. As we discussed before (here and here are good… Read More »UNITE HERE Union Encounters Internal Strife
Disney has agreed to a contract that ensures yearly raises for the employees in its largest union – the Master Services Council. This includes 6500 employees who work in the two theme parks. Meanwhile the situation drags on with Unite Here who is fighting for… Read More »Disneyland draws quick contract with largest union