Following their announcement of a strike vote over labor disputes, UNITE HERE Local 737 has posted a story claiming one of the Patina Group union organizers was pushed by a manager while inside an EPCOT restaurant. Patina Group Conflict Employees of Patina Group first unionized last year, specifically mentioning “second-class working conditions.” Patina Group is … Read more
UNITE HERE Local 737 released a new report about the “second-class” job standards of Disney Springs restaurant workers who are not employed by Disney. Second Class Workers at Disney Springs The union wrote in their report, titled Second Class at Disney: Subcontracted Restaurant Workers at Disney Springs: When guests at Walt Disney World interact with … Read more
Employees of five Disney Springs restaurants owned and operated by Patina Restaurant Group announced plans to unionize Monday morning. Disney Springs Restaurant Employees Unionizing This is the first campaign by subcontracted Disney Springs restaurant employees to create a union. Delaware North owns Patina Restaurant Group. The group operates Morimoto Asia, The Edison, Maria & Enzo’s … Read more
In May, UNITE HERE Local 737, a union for Cast Members, opened an Orlando food bank for laid-off Cast Members. Unfortunately, the food bank is now in danger of closing due to a lack of food and financial support. The Walt Disney Company has now laid off 32,000 Cast Members from Disneyland Resort and Walt … Read more
As we first reported in September, unionized Cast Members were scheduled to receive and hourly pay raise beginning today, October 4. UNITE HERE Local 737, the union representing Walt Disney World Resort housekeeping and food and beverage Cast Members, confirmed the raise today via Facebook post. The Facebook post also includes pay schedules for the … Read more
While most of Walt Disney World has reopened, one of the most crucial elements of its success is still hurting. The Orlando Sentinel‘s Gabrielle Russon recently shared the story of a food bank organized by Unite Here 737, an Orlando-area union that represents Cast Members who work in food and beverage as well as housekeeping. … Read more