“Thousands of workers at Disney’s theme parks and resorts in Southern California announced late Friday night that they have authorized a strike, citing alleged unfair labor practices during recent contract negotiations.
Four unions representing more than 14,000 workers at Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney and Disney-owned hotels announced the walkout, saying its members overwhelmingly voted in favor after hundreds of alleged labor violations by Disney “interfered with the unions getting the fair contract cast members deserve.” They said of the members who participated in the vote, 99% voted in favor of authorizing the strike; however, an exact number was not released.
‘Today’s overwhelming unfair labor practice strike authorization vote sends a clear message to the company: we are stronger together and will not be divided by scare tactics,’ the Disney Workers Rising Bargaining Committee said in a statement on Friday, adding: ‘We make the theme parks’ profits and the magic you find across the resort. But instead of rewarding our hard work and dedication, Disney is intimidating, surveilling, and unlawfully disciplining members, harming our negotiations and our ability to get the contract we deserve.
‘The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
‘We are fed up with being pushed around by Disney and are ready to fight back against its unfair labor practices,’ David Hernandez, who is a member of the bargaining committee and monorail operator, said in a statement.”
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