Disney World Unions Reject Latest Contract Offer

Disney and its union members at Walt Disney World are back on the drawing board.

Union members voted down A contract proposal for tens of thousand of Florida’s service workers.

The proposal did not go far enough to help employees with cost-of living increases in housing.

Unions claimed that 13,650 of the 14,263 members who voted for the contract on Friday disapproved.

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The Cinderella castle is in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista.  (AP Images)

Since August, discussions on a new deal are ongoing.

The contract covers approximately 45,000 service workers at the resort, which is located outside Orlando.

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The Service Trades Council Union coalition demanded a jump in the minimum wage to at least $18 per hour in the first year. This is an increase from $15 an hour in previous contracts.

Friday’s rejected proposal would have increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour for all service workers in the final year of the five year contract. This would be an increase of $1 for the majority of workers it covered. 

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Under the proposal, certain positions such as housekeepers, bus drivers, and culinary jobs would be available immediately for a minimum of $20

Union members rejected a contract proposal for tens to thousands of Walt Disney World service workers.  (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images / Getty Images

According to the company, the proposal offered a quarter of the employees covered by the contract an hourly salary of $20, eight weeks of paid leave for a newborn child, pension maintenance, and the introduction of a plan called a 401K.

“Our strong offer provides more than 30,000 Cast Members a nearly 10% on average raise immediately, as well as retroactive increased pay in their paychecks, and we are disappointed that those increases are now delayed,” Andrea Finger, Disney spokesperson, stated in a statement.

This week, the Florida Legislature will meet to discuss the state takeover. Disney World’s self-governing district. 

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On Dec. 8, 2021, Station 4 of the Reedy Creek Improvement District Fire Department was opened.  (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images / Getty Images)

In April, the Florida legislature voted to dissolve Disney’s 55-year-old special tax district following a public feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by Bob Chapek, the former chief executive.

This district allows Disney to collect taxes to pay for the cost of providing water, power and fire services to the area.

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The dispute was over a state law that prohibited discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools. 

Chapek has resigned from the position. Bob Iger, CEO It is believed that he will return to help find a solution.

This report was contributed by The Associated Press.

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