Disneyland workers in Anaheim, California, vote to authorize strike

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• Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout [Michael Sainato | 9 Jul 2024 | Guardian US] www.theguardian.com/…/disney-worker-strike

Company could endure biggest US strike of 2024 as unions accuse it of intimidation during contract negotiations

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The vote does not mean the workers will go on strike yet, but that the unions can call a strike at any point. If a strike takes place, it will be the largest strike so far in 2024.

In a survey conducted earlier this year, the union said that 28% of its members have food insecurity, 64% are rent-burdened and 42% missed work for medical treatment because they didn’t have enough sick leave.

Workers are also advocating for higher wages. The current minimum wage under Anaheim law is $19.90.

The current contract expired on 16 June. Contract negotiations have been taking place since late April.

"We have people who work at Disneyland who have to choose between paying their rent or buying groceries. There are people who go without medical care because they can’t afford it. There are people who rely on the food banks, and the churches, or food supplements,” Coleen Palmer, a cashier at Disneyland for more than 30 years and a member of the bargaining committee, told the Guardian earlier this month. “This is a place where people want to work but they want to be able to make a living doing what they’re doing and that’s what we’re fighting for.”