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The dispute involves about 2,300 maids, bell hops, cooks and dishwashers at three Disney-owned hotels: the Paradise Pier, the Grand Californian and the Disneyland Hotel.

The workers’ contract expired in February and their union says Disney’s latest proposal makes health care unaffordable for hundreds of employees and creates an unfair two-tier wage system. The union also says Disney wants to create a new category of part-time employees who would receive greatly reduced benefits.

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I totally stand behind the strikers, Unite Here Union, and their supporters.

As Michelle said, Disney can afford to pay staff, come on, what excuse have they got not to? The company sure didn't post a financial loss this year. I think the the fact that the economy of the state of California is in a crisis has a little something to do with this kind of Mickey Mouse behavior on Disney's part. The company is playing on fear of unemployment.

Also, the dreaded U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has recently stepped up raids in California. INS workplace raids and worker deportations (especially back to Mexico and central American countries) are up but employer fines are not, employers rarely get sanctioned. So, if you consider several important factors you can get a sense of the perilous environment that California workers are in right now, and you can see how Disney felt it was a good time to try to reduce wages and benefits.

Disneyland: The Happiest Place on Earth, my butt!

Hey, look, it's a clown arresting a protester!

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Originally posted by Robespierre:
The company sure didn't post a financial loss this year.

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Originally posted by scooter:
Sheesh, didn't your mother read you fairy tales? It is Peter Pan being arrested by one of Captain Hooks henchmen.

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