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Monday, April 03, 2023

Orlando Disney costuming workers want the theme park to close the gender pay gap

Orlando Weekly: There's no magical story of the orphaned Cinderella without her glitzy ballgown and fancy glass shoes. Without the colorful attire that sets them apart, classic Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are no more special than a mouse you might find roaming the streets or a duck wandering the edges of Lake Eola.

3 comments:

Marion Mongello said...

I will never be or make quiet about by virtue of what I’m from Orlando. I am so inspired to go home, unusually cause I indeed hate Florida as a state I will announce that I am very upset to break to Walt Disney World cause it is my second home apart from my apartment and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania I have existed exactly considering unhappy the days importance seconds hours just before I can visualize the rockets from my cubicle casement repeated I have forever dreamed of active at Disney ultimately, and it is very bright that they are eventually lifting the rates to a moderately fantasy world. I still trust that they need to offer their laborers much taking everything in mind lowest wage is incompetent to live. There are many folk that I experience that have accompanied the institute program that is excellent for institution of higher education graduates, nevertheless, is in a way a habit to admit juniors to live completely free, but not making much services. It’s literally inspiring at the IATSE local 631 that presented so many Disney workers in closing the masculine pay break.

Anonymous said...

I love Orlando and went to Disney almost every year as a kid. I remember both reading an article a few weeks ago and watching a video some time ago about the lack of respect and pay Disney workers receive considering the amount of work they put in and the amount of money Disney as a company owns. This underpayment of theme park employees is not new. I had a family member that worked at six flags in high school and was paid an abysmally low amount. Seeing as Florida is well um Florida I feel that no government minimum wage will be raised in the near future. Seeing how much Disney workers care about their job and their guests I am glad union action is being taken to raise the minimum wage for Orlando workers. The cost of living in Orlando is also very high so I am hoping that raising Disney's minimum wage will drastically improve Disney employees' quality of life.

Theo

Rayya Gracy said...


It is disappointing to learn that female identifying employees at a renowned and successful organization are paid less than their male colleagues for doing the same duties. And It is very admirable that the workforce is speaking up and requesting change in an effort to establish a more equal workplace. I wish I could say I was surprised at some of the reports and incidents the article discussed. Such as the fact that some employees have complained about situations when they were passed over for promotions or training positions due to their gender. These actions should not be permitted in any workplace and it is a shame that we are still dealing with these discriminatory practices. It is imperative that businesses make sure all employees have equal access to opportunities and are paid properly for their job. Companies love to complain that no one wants to work anymore, but in actuality no one wants to put up with these awful, discriminatory, low paying jobs.