LA Times: Is Disney Paying Its Fair Share In Anaheim

[SuddenStorm]

Apparently, according to Reddit, some employees were protesting outside the park today.

Someone in the comments who's claiming to be a CM (goes by the name EnglishMobster) had this to say:

Disney put out an offer a little while ago, but the fine print of Disney's offer is that we'd lose all CM perks -- no discounts, no getting friends/family in, no getting ourselves in (whereas people at the Studios and WDW and such would still be able to get in just fine -- only Disneyland CMs wouldn't be able to go to Disneyland). In return, when CA minimum wage goes up to $15, we'll be making minimum wage again (minus union dues).

The union is protesting because they want a fair deal. There'll be a vote on a new contract soon, and if that gets rejected we vote on whether we should do a strike.

I'd be very curious to see if any form of strike comes to fruition, and how Disney would respond. Personally, I'd think that if losing perks is what it took to get a higher paycheck, I'd be all for it- you can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

Apparently, according to Reddit, some employees were protesting outside the park today.

Someone in the comments who's claiming to be a CM (goes by the name EnglishMobster) had this to say:


I'd be very curious to see if any form of strike comes to fruition, and how Disney would respond. Personally, I'd think that if losing perks is what it took to get a higher paycheck, I'd be all for it- you can't have your cake and eat it too.

But it's not really a higher paycheck. I live in central OC and have friends who work in union jobs at the resort. They have explained to me in detail what they learned at their combined union meeting. Disney is basically offering a boost to $15 and hour one year before the state mandate. In return they want total control of scheduling, seniority, discipline, and all perks. So it's not really a higher paycheck. There are a lot more issues on the table. Disney doesn't want to pay more for experienced employees. They don't want to pay more for extra skills.

It still comes down to Disney not wanting to pay a living wage, but still collect millions in government subsidies. The only side that's "having your cake and eating it too" is Disney. Employees just want to have their cake at all.

 

[TP2000]

Bernie, that lovable Socialist, is back again...

https://deadline.com/2018/07/bernie...rs-400-million-dollar-pay-package-1202426145/

 

[Disney Irish]

Bernie, that lovable Socialist, is back again...

https://deadline.com/2018/07/bernie...rs-400-million-dollar-pay-package-1202426145/

Socialist is not a bad word, just want to put that out there.

Anyways, where is @Dr. Hans Reinhardt when you need him, I always like to hear what he has to say even if I don't agree with him on this topic a lot.

 

[Phroobar]

Socialist is not a bad word, just want to put that out there.

Anyways, where is @Dr. Hans Reinhardt when you need him, I always like to hear what he has to say even if I don't agree with him on this topic a lot.

The Doctor is in lurking mode right now. He was just here yesterday.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Yeah Socialism isn't a bad word at all. It's a system that works for many countries.

Where I would disagree with Sanders here is going after Iger's personal salary. Certainly I think that CEO's of all companies are paid too much, but it is in line with other companies and at this point Disney needs to pay a CEO an obscene amount of money to keep them from leaving for greener pastures. Where I would choose to fight is looking for ways to pay all employees a fair wage. YMMV on determining what fair is.