| Disney Unions Reject Contract Proposal
Members of Walt Disney World's largest union group rejected a contract proposal Thursday for a third time and authorized union leaders to call a strike if necessary.Union members cheered when the vote was announced: 3,686 against and 2,827 for the contract. A strike is unlikely soon, because union officials first plan to request a federal mediator. Opponents of the contract said the proposed wage increase was too small to offset the increases in what they would pay for health care insurance. The contract proposal from the Walt Disney Co. was offered to six unions that cover 40 percent of the theme park's 52,000-person work force. It has divided the Service Trades Council Union, the six-union group that represents laundry workers, costumed characters, bus drivers, hotel and concessions workers and others. Two of the member unions, the Teamsters Local 385 and the Unite HERE! Local 362, advised their members to reject the contract proposal. The two unions cover about 6,000 workers. The other four unions recommended approval.
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Posted By: Ray @ 11:18 PM | 
