FIGHT BACK! NEWS!: Disney workers take to the streets to demand raises and benefits
Ines Guzman, a Disney hotel worker, stated, “We are fighting for a good workload. The workload is so heavy for us at Disney, we have people getting injured because it’s so bad.” Guzman also said “It’s hard for us to get breaks, because for me, I’m a lead, so I have to cover half a tower, and have to cover 55 rooms. So, we can’t take breaks because how would we cover that. We work at a fast pace and we can get hurt.” Guzman continued, “The Injuries are lower back, shoulders, arms and knees.”
FOX 11: Disneyland hotel workers protest during D23 weekend: ‘No Magic in Our Paychecks’
Hundreds of Disneyland Resort hotel workers rallied near Harbor Boulevard and Convention Way during D23 weekend.
Union representatives with UNITE HERE Local 11 state that contract negotiations with Disney have yielded little progress after months of talks.
Those protesting included cast members, including cooks, dishwashers, and room attendants.
New round of negotiations for Disney workers
More than 500 cast members met for negotiations with Disney. The company failed to bring forth a productive economic wage proposal. Cast members also spoke out about how they felt working unsafe workloads and claimed they often times are forced to work in the “Red Zone” due to lack of staffing and space.
Disney Negotiations Update
Once again workers at Disney and the company met to discuss various proposals, including an economic proposal. Stay tuned for further details!
Second Round of Negotiations at Disney
On the second round of negotiations for Disney workers over two dozen cast members testified for two and a half hours about workplace injuries and unreasonable workloads. The union contract at Disney expired January 30 and covers 2,800 workers.
FIRST BARGAINING SESSION FOR THE 2026 DISNEY CONTRACT FIGHT
Over 200 cooks, servers, bartenders, dishwashers, room attendants, front desk agents, and other Disney cast members gathered for our first bargaining session for our 2026 contract fight.
CAPITAL & MAIN: When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen
“It’s difficult to overstate the significance of last week’s final approval of a $233 million settlement between the Walt Disney Co. and the tens of thousands of Disneyland employees whom the company has underpaid for years.
This is a battle that dates to 2018, when Anaheim voters passed a measure — backed by a coalition of unions — that was squarely intended to force the House of Mouse to pay workers something approaching a living wage. Instead, Disney resisted the law for years before finally being held accountable.”
Cafeteria workers at Walt Disney Imagineering went ON STRIKE!
Workers have been fighting for better wages and benefits since last year, this is the latest group of workers at a Compass Group cafeteria to strike this year.