{"id":1835968,"date":"2023-02-05T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835968"},"modified":"2023-02-05T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:37:22","slug":"disney-world-unions-reject-latest-contract-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-unions-reject-latest-contract-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney World Unions Reject Latest Contract Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-world-unions-reject-latest-contract-offer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>FoxBusiness.com: What&#8217;s Hot?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Disney and its union members at Walt Disney World are back on the drawing board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/unions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union members voted down<\/a> A contract proposal for tens of thousand of Florida&#8217;s service workers.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal did not go far enough to help employees with cost-of living increases in housing.<\/p>\n<p>Unions claimed that 13,650 of the 14,263 members who voted for the contract on Friday disapproved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/group-unions-call-disney-workers-represent-vote-against-contract-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GROUP OF UNIONS CALL DISNEY WORKERS TO REPRESENT TO VOTE AGAINST A CONTRACT OFFER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/931\/523\/AP-Disney.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of the Cinderella castle\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Cinderella castle is in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista.\u00a0<\/span><span> (AP Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since August, discussions on a new deal are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The contract covers approximately 45,000 service workers at the resort, which is located outside Orlando.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney World Service Workers<\/a> Who is in the six unions that comprise\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Service Trades Council Union coalition demanded a jump in the minimum wage to at least $18 per hour in the first year. This is an increase from $15 an hour in previous contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s rejected proposal would have increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour for all service workers in the final year of the five year contract. This would be an increase of $1 for the majority of workers it covered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/disney-focus-florida-special-legislative-session-next-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DISNEY A FLORIDA FOCUS SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE ESSION NEXT WEEK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the proposal, certain positions such as housekeepers, bus drivers, and culinary jobs would be available immediately for a minimum of $20<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1226302223-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A cast member at Walt Disney World\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Union members rejected a contract proposal for tens to thousands of Walt Disney World service workers.\u00a0<\/span><span> (Photo by Matt Stroshane\/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the company, the proposal offered a quarter of the employees covered by the contract an hourly salary of $20, eight weeks of paid leave for a newborn child, pension maintenance, and the introduction of a plan called a 401K.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our strong offer provides more than 30,000 Cast Members a nearly 10% on average raise immediately, as well as retroactive increased pay in their paychecks, and we are disappointed that those increases are now delayed,&#8221; Andrea Finger, Disney spokesperson, stated in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the Florida Legislature will meet to discuss the state takeover. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney World&#8217;s self-governing district.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/florida-may-reverse-decision-disneys-reedy-creek-district-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FLORIDA MAY REVERSE DECISION ON DISNEY\u2019S REEDY CREEK DISTRICT: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1238710132.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Reedy Creek sign\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>On Dec. 8, 2021, Station 4 of the Reedy Creek Improvement District Fire Department was opened.\u00a0<\/span><span> (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda\/Orlando Sentinel\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In April, the Florida legislature voted to dissolve Disney\u2019s 55-year-old special tax district following a public feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by Bob Chapek, the former chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>This district allows Disney to collect taxes to pay for the cost of providing water, power and fire services to the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dispute was over a state law that prohibited discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table class=\"stock-fundamentals\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"ticker\">Ticker<\/th>\n<th class=\"security\">Security<\/th>\n<th class=\"last\">Last<\/th>\n<th class=\"change\">Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"percent\">Change %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ticker\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=DIS\">DIS<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"security\">THE WALT DISNEY CO.<\/td>\n<td class=\"last\">110.71<\/td>\n<td class=\"change neg\">-2.50<\/td>\n<td class=\"percent neg\">-2.21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Chapek has resigned from the position. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/bob-iger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Bob Iger, CEO<\/u><\/a> It is believed that he will return to help find a solution.<\/p>\n<p><i>This report was contributed by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FoxBusiness.com: What&#8217;s Hot? 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