WDW reaches tentative agreement with largest union

[OKW Lover]

I guess that doesn't surprise me much. It's more flexible for staffing in a business that has a lot of seasonal variation as well as day to day varitions. I'd also expect that the part time positions are cheaper for Disney since they, presumably, don't need to provide the benefits that a full time employee gets.

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[jcb]

I guess that doesn't surprise me much. It's more flexible for staffing in a business that has a lot of seasonal variation as well as day to day varitions. I'd also expect that the part time positions are cheaper for Disney since they, presumably, don't need to provide the benefits that a full time employee gets.

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They are not the same, no doubt, but comparing the old CBAs (expired 3/31/14) for full-time and part-time, it looks like the pension plan is the same (no retiree medical for part-time) and Disney offers at least a limited health benefit for part-tme. Part-time get a "limited medical plan" while full-time get a 'Signature plan" but I haven't a clue what this means practically.

I guess my surprise comes from the ratio of part-time to full-time but you are likely right that the seasonal work probably contributes to this. I also suspect the large number of retirees in Florida lends itself to a larger workforce.

 

[OKW Lover]

I guess my surprise comes from the ratio of part-time to full-time but you are likely right that the seasonal work probably contributes to this. I also suspect the large number of retirees in Florida lends itself to a larger workforce.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Seriously, we've chatted with many, many workers at WDW that are just retirees doing some part-time work to get the park benefits (discounts and admission) and keep themselves busy. Val & I are considering this ourselves. However, for now, I've got a gig coming up at my old company doing some contract work. That will keep me occupied for several months.

 

[Tony NY]

Hey, I resemble that remark! Seriously, we've chatted with many, many workers at WDW that are just retirees doing some part-time work to get the park benefits (discounts and admission) and keep themselves busy. Val & I are considering this ourselves. However, for now, I've got a gig coming up at my old company doing some contract work. That will keep me occupied for several months.

OKW a lot of the part timers are not just retirees .. Their are a lot of PT CM that took the job to get hired into the company and are struggling to make hours and make ends meet .. I know a lot of part timers that are waiting to become full times., it sad that they just had to wait for the full times to get their first seeing how the contract mirrors the full timers and get no medical or pension ..

 

[mightyparagon]

As I understand it, the full timers did not give up the pension plan.

While I don't agree with the length of the contract either, there is a wage reopener to negotiate the wages for the last two years of the contract. So no, the wages are not "frozen" for 5 years.

The health benefits for the part timers are pretty much useless. The full timers have a complete package that includes an HMO, prescription plan, short and long term disability, life insurance, and optional vision, dental, and group legal plan. As well as a flexible spending account and one plan has a health savings account.

The full timers always go first, so that the part timers can get in on "me too" language.