Disneyland Workers Vote to Strike as Contract Negotiations Continue

Published on July 23, 2024

BURBANK, Calif.—Unions representing Disneyland workers that authorized a strike July 19, saying executives of the family entertainment company had refused to negotiate in good faith, were back at the bargaining table Monday. The two sides are expected to continue contract talks through July 23. If they can’t agree to a new contract, the unions could walk off the job in the first strike at the park in 40 years. Before the strike vote, more than 1,000 union workers held a rally outside Disneyland’s main entrance July 17. “We’re back at the bargaining table today,” a union representative said in a post on X Monday. “Because of the rally and the strike vote, we’re in a very strong position. It’s going to be a long next couple of days.”...