I suppose many of the firefighters will be upset with their union considering it was this new agreement that paved the way for CFTOD to get rid of the benefits.
Without this agreement, CFTOD would be bound by their prior union contract to continue paying for the park benefits.
I’m sure some firefighters wanted to work for RCID specifically for the park perks so that has to hurt.
I wonder if Disney will give the retired firefighters that had 15 years of service the benefits anyway. Now that they’re retired, I don’t think that would run afoul of any laws.
I don’t know whether the exclusion of Disney benefits was actually a new term. It would actually make sense as a term for all labour agreements even if the district’s current intention was to continue those benefits (because they couldn’t guarantee that Disney would continue to offer the program).
But whether it was an old term or a new one, it was certainly top-of-mind for the Board. Garcia was certainly quick to mention it and I doubt that he’s read the agreement in any detail himself.