Reedy Creek Fire & Rescue IAFF local 2117, which is the Walt Disney World’s firefighters have been working without a contract for almost 2 years. They haven’t been able to reach any agreement with the Disney controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District, however this week a small victory has been won.
Magistrate James Stokes, who has sided with the union representing Walt Disney World’s firefighters on several issues, has made some recommendations to put a contract in place. Some of his recommendations are that the pay scale should increase by $3,000 & employees should be paid retroactive from the last contract. That 90 percent of employees’ health-insurance costs should be paid, although the district argues that will cause employees to choose higher costing insurance. He also recommends that a specialized type of body scan be a part of its annual physicals, by doing this he thinks illnesses will be discovered earlier and help in the recovery time.
So far, Tim Stromsnes, president of the Reedy Creek Fire & Rescue IAFF Local 2117, is saying they will accept the recommendations however Reedy Creek has not yet made a decision. According to the district assistant administrator, Ann Blakslee, they are still reviewing the information.
If these recommendations are not agreed upon it then it goes to the Reedy Creek board of supervisors who will vote on it.
Stokes noted that Reedy Creek firefighters are at a disadvantage because the union does not have traditional political leverage because the governing body is decided on by the Disney Company who is the primary owner of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
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