tourbunny wrote:well, dante, it's not about getting our hands dirty or not, it's the simple fact that we are not union so we are the most at-will-employees there are in the park. for us it's the simple fact of it not beeing worth it to lose our job over. and beleive me they would fire us for making mutany here.
It is about "getting your hands dirty." When I use that phrase, I mean you can work to get the policy changed without it looking like you are even involved. You can get others to "do your dirty work."
If you go to some guy in Labor Relations about this - your hands are dirty; meaning the company knows it is you trying to push them to drop this policy. If you get someone else to get the policy changed - your hands are clean; meaning the company thinks it's the other person (the other departments' unions) trying to get the policy changed...
If it is like you say, where there are laws on the books against this kind of tip-taking behavior by Disney, then it will be a simple little matter for either the Attractions or Foods unions to defeat in their next contract negotiations. They shouldn't have a big fight on their hands if Disney is going against state labor laws or the like.
And when I say "Attractions negotiations," I mean the Master Services contract - which includes Attractions, custodial, main gate, etc... There are certain segments there that would be very interested in getting this policy changed.
And you don't even have to get to the shop stewards. Just try to talk about it to the regular cast members in the other departments. Try to get the dialogue going around the Park, and the word will get around to the shop stewards and the union. You guys make more in tips then people in Attractions and Custodial, but that doesn't mean you're the only ones who want this policy changed...
