Disney World Cast Member Union Sets Date to Resume Negotiations

For the past few months, labor unions for Disney employees continued negotiations with The Walt Disney Company over issues like wages, benefits, and retirement.

Magic Kingdom

While negotiations stalled out, the labor unions have shared an update on the next steps.

The negotiations began earlier this fall, when contracts for various unionized Disney employees expired on October 1st. Part of the negotiations have involved the unions asking Disney to increase the minmum wage to $18 an hour, along with increasing the pay of those who make closer to that by $3 an hour to keep up with the cost of inflation.

Cast Members on Main Street, U.S.A.

In December, Disney shared a statement on the negotiations, stating, “We have presented a strong and meaningful offer that far outpaces Florida minimum wage by at least $5 an hour and immediately takes starting wages for certain roles including bus drivers, housekeepers and culinary up to a minimum of $20 an hour while providing a path to $20 for all other full-time, non-tipped STCU roles during the contract term.”

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Now, Local 373, one of the unions involved, has shared an update. On their Facebook page, the union wrote, “At Disney, all 6 Unions return to the bargaining table on January 9 and 10“. They continued that they asked “Disney to present us with their best offer when we meet next in January.”