Disneyland workers say they live in cars and motels due to low pay

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gpx7pnwdo

Disneyland workers say they live in cars and motels due to low pay

6 hours ago
By Regan Morris, BBC News, reporting from Anaheim, California

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The overnight custodian at Disneyland has to sleep during the day - a difficulty for anyone, let alone when you're living in your car with two dogs. Ms Carranza says she makes $20.65 an hour (about £15.99) at the park but last summer, she couldn't afford rent in this Southern California city where the average apartment can run more than $2,000 (about £1,550) a month.

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Ms Carranza, like others who work at the park, detailed to the BBC the financial hardships that come with working at what’s supposed to be the “Happiest Place on Earth”. About 10,000 union workers at Disneyland - the first of 12 parks created around the globe - are threatening to strike over the wages and what they say are retaliatory anti-union practices.
Hundreds of workers protested outside the park this week, with an array of signs and pins showing Mickey Mouse's gloved fist in defiance.

“Mickey would want fair pay,” workers chanted outside Disneyland near the park's gates.
They voted almost unanimously to authorise strike action on Friday, just days before union contract negotiations for workers are set to resume.

While the vote does not mean a strike is imminent, it could set workers up to act quickly if negotiations sour. Authorisation also gives the unions leverage as talks with Disney management continue again next week.

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[Think. Again.]

1. Yet another reason we need to keep "Union Man" Biden in the White House.

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2. Disney Dem Megadonor

threatening to withhold donations unless Biden dropped from ticket. Makes more sense all the time, eh?

And doesn't Adam Schiff come from California? Just asking.

But Disney stuck it to DeSantis, at least for a while, so there's that!

[mopinko]

4. abigail disney has nothing to do w the disney corp.

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6. Biden's Pro-labor stance

seems to be greatly in step with what Ms. Disney speaks about very eloquently in her various postings. So I was shocked to see her come out against the President remaining on the ticket.

She does say she is still a stockholder, though only a minor one. Do not know what that means when you are that wealthy, a small stock holding being a relative term.

Still cannot understand the willingness of longtime supporters turning on Biden in such a short time.

As for Disney impact on the opinions of California candidates, entertainment industries have always held large sway in politics there. As far back as Sinclair gubernatorial race. Big money, with big interests, have big influence.

Thanks, though, for clarification on Abigail Disney. I would like, still, to understand her motives on Biden candidacy.

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7. I upvoted both of your double-post

AND, I patted myself on the back as well.

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9. Couldn't figure out how to delete

Extra post.

It was pointed out Ms. Disney is out of the loop on Disney dealings, though still a stockholder. Assuming that is true.

[wolfie001]

10. Just hit the 'powers' button on the bottom left and hit self-delete

Cheers!

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11. Thanks!

Done

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5. they completely abuse internships.

my niece worked for them. she had to do a 6mo unpaid internship b4 they hired her.
she rly wanted to work for them so she did it. her parents helped her out.

the art institute of chgo does the same thing, but at least they’re a non-profit. it wd b nice to see a crackdown on that crappola. unless u r getting college credit, u shouldnt b able to get away w making ppl work for free. such a barrier for ppl from low income households.

[wolfie001]

8. Cheap help

For their endless scutwork. Can't imagine. Did you hear about J. Lo's infamous Disneyworld "visit"? Oh my Gawd!!! What a nasty you-know-what. She put the staff through hell!!!

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12. well, it wasnt scut work, per se. she worked in pr.

she studied design, and worked on sone pr campaigns. then they started paying her and she ended up giving tours of the design shop to big wigs.
she was hoping to get into the studio, but yeah, of course that never happened.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

13. The unpaid internship racket is why upper middle class young people are overrep in certain types of industry

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14. yup.

it saves them money, but the best part is it weeds out the ‘undesirables’.