25 Mar BCTGM Local 83 Members Tell Disney: Treat Us All Fairly and Equally
As a result of the federal tax cut, Disney promised that its employees would get $1,000 bonuses. Disney offered the bonuses to most of its employees with no conditions. But for 41,000 union members in Anaheim, California and Orlando, Florida, Disney is requiring them to agree to the company’s contract proposals in order to get the bonus.
More than 100 BCTGM Local 83 (Buena Park, Calif.) members are candy production workers at the Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif.
The local union is part of a large coalition of labor unions in both Orlando and Anaheim that are currently in contract negotiations with Disney.
A new report reveals that 73% of Disneyland Resort workers say they do not earn enough for basic expenses every month, and 11% report having been homeless. The coalition has published petition to help keep the momentum going in favor of the workers who are demanding the company offer the same $1,000 bonus with no strings attached as 80,000 workers were offered.