Disneyland cast members who work in the amusement park’s shows, parades and visitor meet-and-greets are a step closer to unionizing: Actors’ Equity Association has filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board for union recognition.
Equity will serve as the bargaining representative for Disneyland’s Parades and Characters departments. The employees and the union announced the NLRB filing today.
In a statement, Equity President Kate Shindle said, “The Cast Members who bring the Characters and Parades to life have been non-union since Disneyland Resort opened in the 1950s and have watched other workers in the park unionize all around them.
Just eight weeks after Equity launched a campaign seeking union authorization cards, we have signatures from a supermajority of those eligible.” RELATED: Bob Iger Reveals First Look At ‘Avatar’ Area At Disneyland, Says The Idea That Disney Is Letting NBCU’s Epic Universe Invade Its Orlando Turf “Couldn’t Be Further From The Truth” “These performers,” she continued, “and the Hosts, Leads and Trainers who create magic alongside them, know that their lives – as well as the Guest experience at Disneyland – can be improved through collective bargaining.
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