Unionization at Disneyland may no longer be a fairytale, as a majority of approximately 1,700 parades and characters cast members have filed with the NLRB for union representation.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from the Actors\u2019 Equity Association, those employees are receiving unionization cards from the group. <\/p>\n
\u2018These performers, and the Hosts, Leads and Trainers who create magic alongside them, know that their lives \u2014 as well as the Guest experience at Disneyland \u2014 can be improved through collective bargaining,\u2019 Equity President Kate Shindle said. \u2018They deserve a voice in their workplace, and meaningful negotiations over wages, benefits and working conditions.\u2019<\/p>\n
Cast members dressed as Pluto and Goofy at Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 13, 2021.<\/span>Mark Rightmire \/ MediaNews Group via Getty Images file <\/span><\/p>\n Referring to themselves as \u2018Magic United,\u2019 the group of cast members announced their official unionization attempt on February 13, leading to volunteer organizers collecting already signed union authorization cards from coworkers.<\/p>\n Spokespeople for Magic United have been vocal in expressing their desire for a range of quality-of-life improvements in the workplace, such as better pay, scheduling and safety upgrades, benefits and an opportunity to have their voices heard.<\/p>\n \u2018We love the work we do. We are proud to be a part of one of the greatest legacies in modern entertainment,\u2019 a joint letter from Magic United read. \u2018Magic United invites The Walt Disney Company to voluntarily recognize our union and work with us to enhance an essential aspect of Walt Disney\u2019s vision for his theme park \u2014 the transcendent magic of live entertainment.\u2019<\/p>\n Magic United has yet to get a response from Disney, but will proceed with efforts to arrange a union election with the NLRB.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Unionization at Disneyland may no longer be a fairytale, as a majority of approximately 1,700 parades and characters cast members have filed with the NLRB for union representation. According to a statement from the Actors\u2019 Equity Association, those employees are receiving unionization cards from the group. \u2018These performers, and the Hosts, Leads and Trainers who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}