Hundreds of Disneyland workers protested outside the famous theme park, located in California, to demand better wages and denounce intimidating company practices. All this is prior to a vote that will take place in the next few hours to decide whether to start a strike.
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What’s happening to Disney workers?
Outside the park, hundreds of employees dressed in costumes of characters from the franchise arrived with signs reading: “Mickey would like a fair salary” or “Disney, don’t be the villain.” The protesters, called by the unions, represent the park’s 14,000 employees.
“We deserve fair wages”said Ginny Cristales, a 44-year-old employee at the protest in Anaheim, near Los Angeles.
“A strike is our last resort, which we don’t want. But if Disney doesn’t comply and give us what we need, then we’re ready,” said the woman who, with a salary of $2,800 a month, says that He can’t even pay his family’s rent..
Disney has been in negotiations since April with the four unions representing its California park employees. These are the Master Services Agreement, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West (SEIU-USWW), Teamsters Local 495 and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324.
However, these meetings have not yielded results and Unions accuse the company of intimidating its employees. “The cast members have been at the negotiating table for months trying to win a fair contract because We deserve more, but the company has been busy breaking the law, surveilling, intimidating and disciplining cast members for exercising their rights.“said Michi Cordell, a Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disneyland.
On Friday, July 19, the workforce must meet to decide whether or not to authorize a strike. If so, The unions will be responsible for deciding their duration and conditions.
According to the LA Times, the last strike among Disneyland park workers in California was in 1984.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/entretenimiento/empleados-de-disneyland-se-preparan-para-iniciar-huelga-mickey-querria-un-sueldo-justo-cb20
