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They voted almost unanimously to authorise strike action on Friday, just days before union contract negotiations for workers are set to resume.
The contract for cast members at Disneyland expired 16 June, and the current negotiations involves a coalition of unions that represent nearly 10,000 employees at the park, which includes everyone from those who work as characters and operate rides to sales, restaurant, and janitorial workers.
A survey of employees showed 73% say they don’t make enough to cover basic expenses each month and about a third said they experienced housing insecurity within the last year.
Disney unsuccessfully fought the wage hike, but workers say it’s still not enough to survive in Southern California.A living wage calculator built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, says a single person with no children would need to be paid $30.48 an hour to afford to live near Disneyland in Orange County, which is about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.Workers who talked to the BBC said they have kept their jobs at the park because they love the Disney brand, and they rely on the generous healthcare benefits and union-operated food bank, which some workers described as a saving-grace.
Disney says it is committed to negotiations with its “cast members” - the company’s term for employees who play princesses and pirates as well as the chefs or janitors who maintain the park.
Ms Carranza described the back-breaking work she does nightly at the park - cleaning, polishing, repairing floors and sometimes installing carpets.She said last summer living in her car was the lowest point in her life, and she credits her dogs with keeping her alive.“I know that they’re the reason why I’m still here, why I didn’t let go," she said.
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They voted almost unanimously to authorise strike action on Friday, just days before union contract negotiations for workers are set to resume.
The contract for cast members at Disneyland expired 16 June, and the current negotiations involves a coalition of unions that represent nearly 10,000 employees at the park, which includes everyone from those who work as characters and operate rides to sales, restaurant, and janitorial workers.
A survey of employees showed 73% say they don’t make enough to cover basic expenses each month and about a third said they experienced housing insecurity within the last year.
Disney unsuccessfully fought the wage hike, but workers say it’s still not enough to survive in Southern California.A living wage calculator built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, says a single person with no children would need to be paid $30.48 an hour to afford to live near Disneyland in Orange County, which is about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.Workers who talked to the BBC said they have kept their jobs at the park because they love the Disney brand, and they rely on the generous healthcare benefits and union-operated food bank, which some workers described as a saving-grace.
Disney says it is committed to negotiations with its “cast members” - the company’s term for employees who play princesses and pirates as well as the chefs or janitors who maintain the park.
Ms Carranza described the back-breaking work she does nightly at the park - cleaning, polishing, repairing floors and sometimes installing carpets.She said last summer living in her car was the lowest point in her life, and she credits her dogs with keeping her alive.“I know that they’re the reason why I’m still here, why I didn’t let go," she said.
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