The company, which has long been influential in Florida legislation, continues to face criticism for its response to the state's 'Don't Say Gay' bill.
represents costumed characters, bus drivers and other Disney workers, said Monday. “That’s just not the way we are going to go about this.”prohibits work stoppages or disruptions.
One of the organizers of the walkout, a New York-based employee, said they were expecting more participation from Disney workers in production, marketing, IT and other desk jobs than those in hourly, union jobs. The worker spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of being targeted online and because organizers didn’t want a single organizer taking the spotlight.
Disney employed 190,000 workers as of last October, with roughly three-quarters working in its theme parks division.
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