Disney, Union Reach Agreement

[LibertyBelle]

Posted this on the other thread but thought it deserved it's own...

From the Orlando Sentinel....

Report: Disney, union reach agreement

By Sean Mussenden | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted November 4, 2004, 7:11 PM EST

Leaders of Walt Disney World's largest union reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with the company tonight, a Disney spokeswoman said.

Details were not immediately available.

Contract negotiations between Walt Disney World and the Service Trades Council Union continued today, a day after union leaders temporarily halted talks and, in frustration, said they would ask workers for the authority to call a strike.

The two sides have been working for eight months to reach an agreement on a new three-year contract that would cover more than 20,000 theme park and hotel workers.

Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Polak characterized the talks as productive, She said the company would continue to press for an agreement.

Walt Disney World has not had a strike since a group of musicians stopped work in the early 1980s. The Service Trades Council, with more than 20,000 members, has never gone on strike.

Workers can vote to accept Disney's latest proposal, or vote it down

 

[LibertyBelle]

Here's another link to the story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041104/disney_labor_7.html

 

[jennymouse]

I hope you all get it all worked out for the good of everyone.

 

[eternaldisneyfan]

Oh, I hope this works out!

Christamae

 

[ladydancer]

Do you think we all should hurry and make our reservations and buy our park tickets before the price goes up? This extra money all the workers will be getting has to come from somewhere. They sure aren't going to take it out of the profits!

 

[CarolA]

I am just hoping this will stop the panic I saw in some posts yesterday.

 

[Mark P.]

Originally posted by ladydancer
Do you think we all should hurry and make our reservations and buy our park tickets before the price goes up? This extra money all the workers will be getting has to come from somewhere. They sure aren't going to take it out of the profits!

IMHO, most of the CMs don't get paid enough for the super job they do.
Personally, I wouldn't mind paying an extra buck or two if it helps them out.

 

[reedycreek]

thanks for this information. good luck to all the CM's out there...you deserve the world for making all my disney vacations so magical.