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Senator Bernie Sanders Urges Disney to Pay Cast Members $18 Per Hour

February 22, 2023February 21, 2023

Fireworks above Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom

Amidst the battle between Disney and Cast Members to receive fair pay, Senator Bernie Sanders chimed in today urging Disney to pay its workers a living wage. Sanders took to Twitter to call out the fact that Disney gave a “$20 million golden parachute” to former CEO Bob Chapek and points out that Cast Members … Read more

Walt Disney World Cast Member Union Plans To Protest Over Low Wages

November 7, 2022

After making little progress in negotiations with Disney, the Services Trade Council Union is planning a public protest, over low wages, for Cast Members on November 30. As stated in a Local 737 Facebook group, “Yesterday and today we made very little progress in our negotiations with Disney. We continued to emphasize that a $1 … Read more