The Services Trades Council Union has just released a statement on its negotiations with Disney on the layoff process for 5299 full-time and 8857 part-time Disney Cast Members.
Here is the full statement issued by the STCU.
Service Trades Council Union (STCU) Statement on Disney Negotiations and Agreement October 7, 2020
The Service Trades Council Union (STCU) is comprised of 6 Affiliate Unions representing approximately 43,000 Disney Cast Members.
21,627 Full-Time Cast Members and 3,877 Part-Time have been recalled to their jobs during Disney’s phased reopening.
7,731 Full-Time and 9,106 Part-Time Cast members are currently on furlough status.
On September 29, 2020, Disney notified the STCU that they had made a decision to change the employment status from furlough to layoff for 5,299 Full-Time and 8,857 Part-Time Cast Members.
After several days of negotiations, the STCU is proud to announce that no Full-Time Cast Members will be forced to layoff status.
Additionally, the STCU and the Company have agreed that there will be no permanent layoffs. Any Cast Members who are laid off in the future will retain their employment, their seniority, rate of pay including any scheduled increases, and the right to return back to previous job with the Company until October 1, 2022. This means that
all Cast Members represented by the STCU will be given priority to return to their job prior to Disney hiring new employees off the street.Every Full-Time employee will be given the opportunity, in seniority order, either to return to their previous job if the business need exists or to select a new Full-Time position through a negotiated displacement transfer process. Those selecting a new position, and who do not have the seniority to immediately return to work, will remain on furlough and continue to receive health insurance.
Only those Full-Time employees who do not participate in the displacement transfer process will be converted to layoff status.
Cast Members who are converted to layoff status will be placed on a 60 day pay period using the same formula as was used under our previous MOU when Disney first announced the closure.
We are disappointed to announce that 8,800 Part-Time employees also will be laid off. This is due to the fact that park attendance and resort occupancy have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels and work does not yet exist for these employees. Laid-off Part Time employees will also have a contractual right to be recalled to their old jobs until October 1, 2022.
“These are unprecedented times. It is unfortunate anytime a worker is laid off and the mass layoffs that Disney is facing are extremely difficult for 1000’s of Cast Members. We will continue to do everything we can to ensure their speedy return to work. We are proud to secure healthcare for all Full-Time Cast Members and proud to preserve the seniority and recall rights of every Cast Member under our agreements.
When you compare our strong agreement protections for all STCU Cast Members with what is happening to employees at other theme parks in Central Florida like Universal or Seaworld, there can be no question… the Union made the difference”. – Matt Hollis, President- Service Trades Council Union
UNION LAYOFFS AT #DISNEY: Service Trades Council, says 8,800 part-time members are being laid off.
Says full-timers will not be FORCED into layoff status, but will be able to come back to their old jobs when business picks up, or return to a different position #WESH— Bob Hazen WESH (@HazenWESH) October 7, 2020
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those Disney Cast Members who have been laid off…
Click here to see the other layoff announcements for both Disney World & Disneyland.
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- The Grand Floridian Orchestra Band being let go after 32 years of playing together
- Disney World’s Polynesian Resort Entertainers will not be returning to work
- 560 Airline Baggage Handlers at Walt Disney World have been laid off
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