Disney workers may face choice: Accept contract — or strike

[TheRustyScupper]

Disney won't care if they strike. They WANT to break the unions.

1) Actually, no.
2) I have had talks with a WDW President.
3) Disney actually NEEDS the unions.
4) Without the unions, WDW
. . . could have numerous & continuous sexual harassment claims
. . . would see equal right claims
. . . might have to pay significant wage & hour claims
. . . would have to greatly improve working conditions
5) With the union, these have been negotiated away.
6) So, through collective bargaining, Disney is safe.

NOTE: With a union, the company has an agreement which actually reduces the amount of managing they have to do. Without and agreement, the managers have to truly manage & communicate with the employees. And, this costs a lot more money than a union. (I have run union and non-union companies, and a non-union company takes a lot more work in employee involvement and manager training.)

 

[fireflymedic]

Well I'm going the 3rd week of this month so hope they drag it out past that date or all come to agrement

 

[Minnie321]

waiters and waitresses are the exceptions...not the rules

first, they make good money...but all those that support them do not. no tip pooling as in europe.
second, disney constantly attempts to squeeze the life out of the tipped individuals too. they eliminated the included gratuity in the dining plan to limit the earnings of those who were guaranteed the gratuities...nothing more. third, they have reduced table numbers and shifts periodically over the last 10-15 years to cut salaries. Again it was to limit pay, but also to bring pay more inline with their food and bev managers...who are also underpaid.

i see your point...there are some that do comparably well at WDW - this is true. But that is the statistical margin of error on the whole.

On our last trip we spoke with a waitress who told us that during peak times like when we were there it was nothing for her to make $1000 in tips, but that she had to save very carefully becuase in the off times she would not make a fraction of that - I think it balances out for them. I was disgusted when I had to pay a $60 tip on a buffet when we saw the waiter once when he first brought our drinks.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

1) Actually, no.
2) I have had talks with a WDW President.
3) Disney actually NEEDS the unions.
4) Without the unions, WDW
. . . could have numerous & continuous sexual harassment claims
. . . would see equal right claims
. . . might have to pay significant wage & hour claims
. . . would have to greatly improve working conditions
5) With the union, these have been negotiated away.
6) So, through collective bargaining, Disney is safe.

NOTE: With a union, the company has an agreement which actually reduces the amount of managing they have to do. Without and agreement, the managers have to truly manage & communicate with the employees. And, this costs a lot more money than a union. (I have run union and non-union companies, and a non-union company takes a lot more work in employee involvement and manager training.)

i always thought you were a lawyer...

boy i was wrong