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HennieBogan1966

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Ya know Boo

To pay any attention to your lack of an intelligent thought would be a big waste of my time. So I'll just leave it at that. You have NO INTELLIGENT THOUGHTS on this issue.

What I have tried to do with my comments is to spark thoughts regarding some of the issues surrounding this situation. I've heard it all. How bad Disney is to its cast members. How cast members can't live off what they are paid. And how the union is the end all be all for some who are "true believers" (sounds kinda cultish doesn't it?). I've tried to offer the other side of the coin here, and for that, have been attacked. Which is okay. It shows that I'm getting to people and provoking their true feelings about unions and entitlements. I'd urge you BOO, to ask many out there who DON'T get cola adjustments each year, or merit increases each year, how they feel about those who REALLY are crying about how the increases aren't HIGH ENOUGH for this latest proposal. I've now seen Disney come to the table with I believe, 3 proposals over the last few months, none of which have been good enough for the union(s). It begs the question: How in the world did all of the cms live on what they have been making, if suddenly they can't live on what they make now? I know I know. There have been sudden increases in the cost of living in the last 12 months. Sounds pretty convenient to me, since everyone involved knew they were coming up on a new contract period. Just playing devils' advocate here. You know what that means don't you BOO? (I mean, your favorite word appears to be blah, so I'm not really sure about the depth of your thoughts, or vocabulary.)

Now, I would like to think that most of the cms involved don't WANT to strike, but alas, like lemmings, will follow the advice of their counsel, no matter now bad that counsel is. Now that's not to say anything, except that a mindset appears to have been created that says, support the union at all cost. Seems pretty risky to me, since a lot of these people I'm sure have families to support. Now, which is more important? Supporting the union or your FAMILY?!!!

Again, I'll ask the question: Where is all that money from dues going? How long will the union be able to pay its members if a strike is recommended? These seem to me to be pretty logical questions that members should be asking, if they are being counselled to strike.

I certainly don't want to see a strike, but you know what? I can respect those who choose to follow their gut, no matter what the answer is for them individually. HOWEVER, I can certainly see where a company like Disney might take it upon themselves to hire, shall we say, outside help if a strike takes place? I mean, there's still a business to run right? Or is Disney just supposed to shut down completely? Will that make the union(s) happy? Is that what everyone wants?

Or is Disney just supposed to give in to every demand in order to avoid a strike. And I'll say it once again. Any compromises on the part of Disney won't come without a price. Rest assured. ANY money they give up WILL be recovered in some fashion. But you know what? I'd much rather see a smaller work force than higher prices. So, march on unions. Let's just hope that we the CONSUMERS (guests for those of you in Rio Linda), aren't the ones paying for this latest contract.
 

daksimba

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BTW, to earlier posts, let my clarify something about the Overtime issue.

It wasn't about Disney trying to get rid of overtime hours. We all know any company would like to do that.

The problem is that Disney wanted to make it so OT only came after 40 hours of work, and that's it. Currently we get OT for anything over 40 hours or an a 6th day. (First day of your normal days off) And our 7th day was DT is scheduled or called in, and OT if you called to pick up.

The problem is that many employees are only scheduled 30-35 hours a week, and needed that 6th day of OT just to get the equivalent of a 40 hour work week. That is the "OT needed to live on" We are just scrambling to get 40 hours.

The new proposal would have allowed the company to schedule of 6 days of 4 hours and a 7th day of 6 hours for a 30 hour work week, no OT and no days off every week. How the hell is any FT person suppose to live on that? You can't get another job, you don't have a day off, and your shifts get bounced around all the time.

BUT, for the record, that only lasted the 1st proposal, and every proposal after that went back to the OT that we have.
 

HennieBogan1966

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I would agree that the 40 hour work week thing needs to be changed, 'm but on a National level. Even in my current job, I'm not GUARANTEED 40 hours, even though I tend to work those and then some. But that's just my job, and I'm fortunate enough to have more work than time to do it. So, I certainly hope that the cms can get their fair share of hours to be sure. They deserve nothing less than that.
 

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