Actors’ Equity Association Has Rejected Disney World’s Performer Safety Plan

Recently, there has been some back and forth between Disney World and Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents many professional stage actors and stage managers across the United States.

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Disney World proposed a reopening safety plan to Equity, which the executive committee has since unanimously rejected.

According to Deadline, Actors’ Equity cited the lack of testing of the performers as their reason for rejecting the proposed plans. Actors Equity pointed out that testing is “a fundamental part of maintaining a safe and healthy environment.” Executive Director of Actors’ Equity Mary McColl said in a statement, “Now is the time for Disney to pause, focus on the science and put the safety of their actors and stage managers first by making regular testing available.”

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At the time Equity decided to reject the safety plans, Disney World had not yet called any union actors back to work, although Equity had agreed to not stand in the way if Disney were to go ahead and contact its members while safety negotiations were ongoing.

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Many stage performers that guests see at Disney World belong to Actors’ Equity Association. Stage performers at the Disneyland Resort belong to a different union, the American Guild of Variety Artists.

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